3:53 PM ET The NCAA Sport Science Institute on Thursday released extended guidelines to help schools continue to navigate a return to fall sports in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, including testing and results within 72 hours of competition in “high contact risk sports,” but NCAA president Mark Emmert conceded the virus is trending

7:05 AM ET He appears on the left side of the screen, eyes downfield, ball firmly secured in his left hand, racing toward the end zone while being chased by red and orange flames. You don’t see him? Make sure your web browser supports Adobe Flash Player. Otherwise, the homepage of TurnerTheBurner.com, the 17-year-old website

5:05 PM ET Associated Press The NCAA gave the University of St. Thomas permission Wednesday to jump directly from Division III to Division I, the final clearance for a bold move born out of the Minnesota private school’s ejection from its conference for competitive reasons. The Tommies, who previously secured a spot in the Summit

5:51 PM ET College football teams can count two games against qualifying FCS teams toward bowl eligibility during the upcoming season, the NCAA’s Division I Council announced Wednesday. The council approved a blanket waiver request only for the 2020-21 bowl season, which allows all FBS teams to count two games against FCS opponents that average

RK PLAYER POS HOMETOWN HT WT STARS GRADE SCHOOL 1 QB-PP Southlake, TXCarroll High School 6’3” 205 92 2 DT Bradenton, FLIMG Academy 6’4” 300 91 3 DE Miami, FLMonsignor Edward Pace High School 6’5” 235 91 4 DE Baltimore, MDSt. Frances Academy 6’2” 235 90 5 CB Santa Ana, CAMater Dei High School 6’1”

9:52 PM ET ESPN News Services MOBILE, Ala. — Former college football coach Tommy Tuberville beat former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Tuesday’s Alabama Republican Senate runoff. Familiar to Alabamians from his decade as Auburn University’s head football coach, Tuberville, 65, is now positioned for a strong challenge against Democratic U.S. Sen. Doug Jones.

1:31 PM ET While commissioners, athletic directors and coaches brace for the worst amid the growing coronavirus crisis, Oklahoma‘s Lincoln Riley said he remains confident there will be college football this season — even if it looks a bit different. After the Big Ten and Pac-12 announced a move to conference-only play and numerous college

9:15 PM ET Dahr Jamail, one of three sons who suggested the University of Texas replace their father Joe Jamail’s name on the field at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium with the names of Longhorns legends Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams, said Monday that the family made the offer not only because of the current

7:49 PM ET Florida Atlantic added a big name to its 2021 recruiting class Monday when ESPN 300 quarterback Shedeur Sanders announced his commitment to the Owls. Sanders, the son of NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, is the No. 8-ranked pocket-passer QB and the No. 41-ranked prospect overall in the class. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound

1:54 PM ET A month after Texas football players requested a list of changes be made on campus, Texas has responded with to a sweeping plan to “redefine campus symbolism,” including the renaming of Texas’ football field for Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams and a statue for Texas’ first Black football letterman. On June 12,