4:36 PM ET Boise State University, which is already facing $10 million in losses because of a partial shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, is furloughing many of its employees, including coaches and athletics staff. Boise State president Marlene Tromp announced the furloughs in an email to staff on Monday night. “I hope our swift

3:27 PM ET There are currently no plans to change the format of the four-team College Football Playoff or adjust the selection committee’s protocol for choosing the top four teams, CFP executive director Bill Hancock told ESPN on Tuesday after two days of virtual CFP spring meetings. The annual meetings, which typically take place in

11:19 PM ET Associated Press Louisville athletic director Vince Tyra says his department will cut 15% from its sports budgets and furlough staff this week in further economic moves resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Tyra said furloughs would be announced Wednesday but did not specify details to the University of Louisville Athletic Association (ULAA) board

6:25 PM ET Raiders coach Jon Gruden made a virtual appearance at the University of Tennessee last Friday, but wasn’t trying to get any “grumors” started or angling for a coaching job. Similar to Peyton Manning a few weeks ago, Gruden made a surprise appearance online in an Introduction to Statistics class at UT and

10:22 AM ET Syracuse men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim, football coach Dino Babers and athletic director John Wildhack will take a voluntary 10% pay cut to help deal with financial shortfalls as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. University chancellor Kent Syverud made the announcement Monday in a letter to the Syracuse community. In it,

6:52 PM ET Alabama hasn’t gotten off to the fast start in recruiting we’re used to seeing, but the Crimson Tide added a big piece to the 2021 class on Saturday. ESPN Junior 300 wide receiver Agiye Hall announced his commitment to Alabama and chose the Tide over LSU, Georgia and other big name offers.

6:20 PM ET With college athletics on pause because of the coronavirus pandemic, Nebraska held a virtual spring football game online Saturday with more than 20,000 viewers tuned in across various platforms, the school’s athletic department said. The simulation, played on EA Sports’ NCAA Football, was held on the day the annual Red-White Game was

11:11 AM ET New Baylor coach Dave Aranda added immediate help for his depleted defense on Friday, when the Bears landed former Arkansas State defensive end William Bradley-King as a graduate transfer. Bradley-King, a two-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection with the Red Wolves, will be able to play this upcoming season and has one season

7:00 AM ET Steve Spurrier turns 75 today. And for the record, that’s his number, not his age. In Spurrier-speak, your age is only a number. Anyway (as Spurrier is fond of saying), we’ll celebrate No. 75 for the Head Ball Coach with a few classic stories — some you’ve heard, some you probably haven’t.

4:55 PM ET When coach Mack Brown said he wanted to keep the best players from the state of North Carolina home, he wasn’t playing around. On Friday, Brown and his staff got two commitments from ESPN Junior 300 prospects out of North Carolina, giving the Tar Heels 11 in-state recruits in the top 300.