11:24 PM ET The 23-school California State University system will remain in a primarily virtual learning model in the fall as the country continues to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, CSU chancellor Timothy White said Tuesday, raising questions about the ability for member schools to field athletic teams for the rest of 2020. At this
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May 8, 2020 We gathered ESPN’s college football writers to break down Mel Kiper’s initial 2021 NFL draft rankings. Who’s ranked too high and whose stock will rise by the time the draft rolls around? Which under-the-radar players should you keep an eye on? And how will the battle between Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields
8:21 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Pac-12 has discussed an 11-game regular season played solely against conference opponents as one possibility for keeping college football going this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. Southern California coach Clay Helton confirmed the all-conference idea Monday as one of several scenarios being evaluated by the Pac-12’s
4:11 PM ET Mack Brown has had to adjust to more than trying to figure out how to lead a football program in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Brown and his wife, Sally, have had to make their own changes during this new normal. The 68-year-old coach at North Carolina said on a Zoom
11:42 AM ET The recruitment of running back Zach Evans has taken a long and winding road, but it has come to an end with Evans signing financial aid paperwork with TCU. The 2020 recruit was ranked No. 16 overall in his class, but he had remained without a commitment to a team beyond the
5:51 PM ET ESPN 300 athlete Julien Simon announced Sunday that he has committed to USC football on Sunday. Simon made the announcement on Instagram Live with ESPN’s Jordan Schultz. The four-star recruit is ranked No. 141 in the ESPN 300. Besides USC, he had received offers from Arizona, Auburn, California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Oregon,
12:11 PM ET Associated Press The president of the University of Virginia says he hopes college football can be played this fall, though he cautioned that he does not expect it to seem like “normal football seasons.” James Ryan told CBS’ “Face The Nation” on Sunday that athletic director Carla Williams and football coach Bronco
5:55 PM ET Tennessee has had a ton of momentum on the recruiting trail over the past two weeks and received a commitment Saturday from its sixth ESPN 300 commitment since April 26. KaTron Evans, the No. 15-ranked defensive tackle recruit and 231st overall prospect, announced his commitment to the Vols to continue the recruiting
3:13 PM ET Offensive lineman Issiah Walker announced he is transferring to Miami on Saturday. Walker had signed with Florida in the 2020 recruiting cycle and enrolled in January with the Gators, but had entered his name in the transfer portal on May 4. Walker was ranked No. 121 overall in this most recent recruiting
12:10 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — With the end of this virus-disrupted school year drawing nearer, a predictably bleak financial outlook for major college sports has emerged from the budgeting process. There’s a $4 million deficit in the Minnesota athletic department’s forecast for the fiscal year ending June 30, and athletic director Mark