7:00 AM ET The knock on Chris Rumph II has always been his size. He’s slim for an edge rusher. That’s what kept him out of the spotlight on the recruiting trail, and it has meant Duke has been a bit outside the box with his use on the defensive line the past few years.

3:41 PM ET The National Junior College Athletic Association is expected to approve a proposal that would move its football season to the spring, according to Dr. Christopher Parker, the NJCAA president and CEO. The decision, first reported by The Athletic, will affect 54 football-playing members of its association, which is made up of 512

Jul 10, 2020 The Pac-12 has decided to go to a conference-only model for fall sports, following the lead of the Big Ten, which announced the same move on Thursday. It’s the latest setback during a college football offseason that has been upended by the coronavirus pandemic, and is almost assuredly not the last domino

4:48 PM ET Maryland has suspended voluntary workouts for its football program after nine individuals — not necessarily all football players — tested positive for the coronavirus, the school announced Saturday. The University Health Center conducted on-campus screenings of 185 student-athletes and staff across several teams on July 7-8. A school spokesperson told ESPN the

9:49 AM ET SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said Saturday his concern about a football season is “high to very high” and acknowledged “we are running out of time to correct and get things right.” During an interview on “Marty & McGee” on ESPN Radio, Sankey was asked about looming decisions the SEC must make about

8:00 AM ET As the fall inches closer, it is becoming increasingly difficult to see the college football season going off as planned. Maybe more nonconference games get canceled, maybe the entire season moves to the spring. The country’s coronavirus response, and the fact that a lot of colleges appear to be moving toward online

8:00 AM ET The Pac-12’s strength is in the eye of the beholder. The conference has quite obviously lacked in the “major national title contenders” department for a bit, and its resident blue blood, USC, has won just 13 games in two years. The conference has fallen far behind other power leagues in the revenue

5:14 PM ET Florida State football coach Mike Norvell, men’s basketball coach Leonard Hamilton and women’s basketball coach Sue Semrau will take a 10 percent pay cut as part of wide-ranging reductions announced Friday. In a letter sent to athletic department staff, athletic directord David Coburn said the overall operating budget would be cut by

4:25 PM ET The ACC expects to make a decision “in late July” that will determine how its college football schedule will look, according to a statement from conference commissioner John Swofford released on Friday. The timetable comes a day after the Big Ten announced it adopted a conference-only model for fall sports this season

2:31 AM ET Associated Press Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack has added a position to his department, bucking a trend toward athletic cuts during the coronavirus pandemic. Salatha T. Willis was named associate athletic director for diversity, culture and climate this week. He is charged with developing and implementing new ways to create an equitable