4:20 PM ET Tennessee quarterback Brian Maurer, hoping to bring awareness to the importance of mental health, on Friday detailed in an Instagram post that he was planning to kill himself on Jan. 22 before receiving a phone call from his mother that day. “I thought I lost my battle with depression and my pain

2:40 PM ET Associated Press U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants baseball and football to get on the field, and he says big league opening day could take place around the start of July. “I think there will be a college football season. They may have nobody in the stands or reduced attendance, but

7:30 AM ET David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Kevin Seifert Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 There was a time, not so long ago, when the flood

9:35 PM ET Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Thursday that he’s optimistic about college football starting on time or close to it, but is skeptical of being able to go through the entire season without disruption because of the coronavirus pandemic. Bowlsby, in a 28-minute interview on SiriusXM Big 12 radio, discussed his concerns,

6:34 PM ET University of Iowa president Bruce Harreld anticipates that the school’s football team will resume activities after June 1, he told the state board of regents Thursday. Harreld referred to the Big Ten Conference’s suspension of team activities in all sports during a virtual meeting with the regents. The Big Ten in late

9:00 AM ET Tom Luginbill Close ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall Craig Haubert Close ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha The

5:22 PM ET Kansas State announced Wednesday that football coach Chris Klieman and men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber agreed to a 13% salary reduction for the upcoming year because of financial losses related to the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, all athletics department employees making more than $150,000 per year will have their salaries reduced by 10%.

4:15 PM ET Ohio State got an endorsement Wednesday from an odd source on social media. Former Michigan quarterback Tom Brady‘s video appeared on Brutus Buckeye’s Twitter account exclaiming “Let’s go Bucs” at the end. The caption to the video read, “A quick PSA from an old friend.” The original video, of course, was Brady

9:14 AM ET The NCAA’s top governing body said Wednesday it supports a proposal to allow college athletes to sign endorsement contracts and receive payments for other work, provided that the schools they attend are not involved in any of the payments. A working group assembled to evaluate a way to modernize the NCAA’s rules

10:58 PM ET Former Michigan wide receiver Tarik Black intends to transfer to Texas, he announced Tuesday night. Black published an Instagram post with a picture of him in a Texas uniform and the caption, “i just flipped the switch, flip flip #HookEm.” He entered the NCAA’s transfer portal in December and is on track