7:42 PM ET ESPN News Services PULLMAN, Wash. — The Whitman County coroner says a Washington State football player who was found dead in his apartment last month died of acute intoxication. Coroner Annie Pillers said Friday that 22-year-old Bryce Beekman died after consuming a combination of fentanyl and promethazine. Fentanyl is a powerful pain

7:08 PM ET South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner says he thinks the regional differences and restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak could make it challenging for conferences to align on when to play the 2020 college football season. Tanner spoke at a university board meeting Friday about the challenges to reach a consensus on the

2:06 PM ET Rutgers University, which anticipates a $200 million shortfall in revenue through June 30 and additional significant losses the rest of the year because of the coronavirus pandemic, announced that its athletics director and three highest-paid coaches are taking pay cuts over the next four months. Football coach Greg Schiano, men’s basketball coach

1:07 AM ET The Southeastern Conference often touts itself as college football’s toughest league, usually pointing to the number of players it puts in the NFL annually. On Day 1 of the 2020 NFL draft, the conference set a new benchmark in that department. Fifteen players from the SEC heard their names called in the

6:02 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — New UNLV coach Marcus Arroyo has hired former Baylor assistant Glenn Thomas as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. “We are absolutely fired up about adding a coach with Glenn’s level of talent, pedigree and experience to the Rebel family,” Arroyo said in a statement Thursday. “He has

4:30 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN The 2020 NFL draft is here, sure to bring us all the shocks, screams and smiles we could ask for. What’s also here is our reactions to every bit of the NFL draft. 2 Related With sports around the globe on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 NFL

6:57 AM ET University of Arizona president Dr. Robert Robbins said Wednesday that he does not anticipate the Wildcats playing football this fall, even though the university plans to bring students and faculty back to campus for face-to-face instruction during the fall semester. In an interview with KVOI-AM in Tucson, Arizona, Robbins said he is

6:24 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jim Jones, a former academic assistant to football coaching great Woody Hayes who went on to serve as Ohio State athletic director in the 1980s and ’90s, has died. He was 83. Jones died Wednesday in Bonita Springs, Florida, of natural causes, the university said. Jones started

12:45 PM ET The NFL draft starts Thursday (8 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN and the ESPN App), and all week, ESPNU will be airing top college football games from 2019 that feature the top prospects. On Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, top games and moments will be shown — including the College Football Playoff National

6:19 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Players ejected from football games for targeting will be allowed to remain on the sidelines, the NCAA announced Tuesday. The Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved the rules change no longer requiring players to head to the locker room after targeting is confirmed. All other aspects of the rule