Aug 21, 2020 The NCAA Division I board of directors voted Friday to give all fall sport student-athletes an additional year of eligibility and an additional year to complete it through a blanket waiver. The move eliminates a cloud of uncertainty for athletes in fall sports whose seasons have been postponed or could be disrupted

Aug 21, 2020 The SEC has expanded its coronavirus management requirements to include a third weekly test prior to competition and enhanced screening for myocarditis and other heart ailments associated with COVID-19, the conference announced on Friday. The SEC, one of three remaining FBS conferences planning to play football and other fall sports, along with

Aug 20, 2020 In announcing Thursday that there would be no tailgating on campus this season for Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Southern Miss football games, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves tweeted a zinger in the direction of the Big Ten and Pac-12. I know this will not be popular, but there will be no game

2:15 PM ET Associated Press The University of Louisiana-Monroe has paused football practices because of nine new positive COVID-19 tests earlier this week, athletic director Scott McDonald said Friday. McDonald says ULM hopes to resume practice by early next week as soon as ongoing testing indicates it is safe to do so. “We fully anticipated

9:30 PM ET LSU football coach Ed Orgeron on Thursday said a quote attributed to him by a former player regarding allegations that running back Derrius Guice raped the former player’s then-girlfriend in 2016 is not accurate. On Wednesday, USA Today published a report in which two former students said they were raped by Guice

9:52 PM ET TCU sophomore quarterback Max Duggan will be out indefinitely because of an undisclosed health condition. Horned Frogs coach Gary Patterson told local reporters on Thursday during a conference call that Duggan has had the condition his entire life but it was only recently discovered in the midst of increased coronavirus testing protocols.

7:27 PM ET Tom Van Haaren South Carolina got a big commitment on Thursday when ESPN Junior 300 quarterback Gunner Stockton announced he has chosen the Gamecocks. Stockton is the No. 54-ranked recruit overall in the 2022 class and the No. 6-ranked recruit in the state of Georgia. A 6-foot-1, 195-pound prospect from Rabun County

3:24 PM ET Notre Dame‘s football team will not practice Wednesday and possibly Thursday after the university shifted to remote instruction through at least Sept. 2. The university on Tuesday suspended in-person instruction after a rise in positive tests for the coronavirus. Notre Dame has reported 222 confirmed cases out of 1,287 tests since Aug.

6:20 PM ET Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren on Wednesday released an open letter to the conference community stating that the vote by the Big Ten’s Council of Presidents and Chancellors was “overwhelmingly in support of postponing fall sports and will not be revisited.” “The decision was thorough and deliberative, and based on sound feedback,

7:28 PM ET The NCAA’s Division I council on Wednesday approved a 12-hour schedule model for teams not playing this fall that includes time for strength and conditioning, meetings, and five hours of on-field activities with helmets per week. The council also recommended that all fall sports athletes be allowed to freeze their eligibility this