6:31 PM ET Associated Press RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Former New Mexico coach Bob Davie ignored a player’s plea for help in his fight against depression and instead made the lineman play a game before he took his own life, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The lawsuit filed in federal court alleges the University

4:20 PM ET Vanderbilt linebacker Dimitri Moore, the Commodores’ leading tackler from a year ago, has changed his mind and decided to play this season after initially opting out. Moore made his announcement Tuesday on Instagram and said his grandfather’s death from COVID-19 led to his earlier decision to opt out of the 2020 season.

12:14 PM ET Associated Press Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons and Oregon tackle Penei Sewell are among 11 players selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America first team who are not slated to play this fall. The team was selected by 47 AP poll voters who were asked to consider all Division I players —

8:26 PM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban on Monday pushed back against the idea that money is the primary motivating factor in attempting to put on a college football season during the COVID-19 pandemic. Saban was asked after practice about the importance of the sport, and he delivered a long and passionate response that touched

12:22 PM ET Associated Press Clemson is the preseason No. 1 in the AP Top 25, a poll featuring nine Big Ten and Pac-12 teams that gives a glimpse at what the coronavirus pandemic has already taken from an uncertain college football season. Ohio State (1,504 points) was a close No. 2 behind Trevor Lawrence

12:30 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins will allow up to 13,000 socially distanced fans to attend their home opener against Buffalo on Sept. 20, a decision that divided political leaders and upset Bills coach Sean McDermott. The same plan will be followed for the University of Miami‘s football home opener against

8:47 PM ET LSU announced it will close campus Monday because of Hurricane Marco, but a source told ESPN on Sunday that the school’s football team is still set to practice. The Advocate reported that all of LSU’s fall sports teams are scheduled to practice Monday, although the athletic department will continue to monitor weather

Aug 21, 2020 ROSEMONT, Ill. — A group of parents of Big Ten football players protested outside league headquarters Friday to demand more information about what went into the league’s Aug. 11 decision to postpone the fall season. About 25 parents attended the gathering, which was organized by Randy Wade, father of Ohio State defensive

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5:41 PM ET Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina has cleared football and multiple other sports to resume workouts after temporarily pausing all athletics activities earlier this week. The school announced the move Saturday, allowing some programs to resume activities Sunday. That list includes the men’s and women’s basketball teams, cross country, field