7:51 PM ET Longtime Iowa strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle has been placed on administrative leave, pending an independent review, coach Kirk Ferentz announced in a video posted Saturday, while calling this “a defining moment for the Iowa Hawkeye Football program.” This is a defining moment for the Iowa Hawkeye Football program: pic.twitter.com/ckEH39QVki —
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11:28 PM ET Several former Iowa football players are speaking out about the negative experiences they and other black players had while in the program. Former Iowa offensive lineman James Daniels, now with the Chicago Bears, tweeted Thursday night, “There are too many racial disparities in the Iowa football program. Black players have been treated
8:03 PM ET Kansas ended a prolonged contract settlement dispute with former football coach David Beaty by reaching a $2.55 million financial settlement, the school announced Friday. Beaty was owed $3 million when the Jayhawks fired him in November 2018. His Kansas teams went 6-42 in four seasons. “Despite the settlement, the University maintains the
7:49 PM ET Associated Press Ohio State says football players will be permitted to begin voluntary workouts in school facilities on Monday. Other athletes will follow later this month, with basketball players among those who can start voluntary training on June 15. To be cleared to begin working out, Ohio State athletes will be tested
1:30 PM ET Florida State head football coach Mike Norvell found out on Thursday that words — and the actions that back them up — mean everything right now. During an interview with The Athletic earlier this week, Norvell claimed to have had “a lot of open communication” with his players and gone “back and
9:29 PM ET Texas players marched with coach Tom Herman and members of the Austin Police Department to the state capitol building Thursday afternoon, joining the national protests against racism after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Herman and his wife and other Longhorn coaches joined the players as they walked from the north
6:25 PM ET Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity has been given a one-year contract extension. The announcement came in a rare online video spring meeting of the University of Georgia athletic association’s board of directors on Thursday. The 65-year-old McGarity was named Georgia’s AD in 2010. His extension came in
11:42 AM ET Bill Connelly Close ESPN Staff Writer Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia There are so many things to love about college football: tradition, pageantry, rivalries and marching
3:17 AM ET Oregon State freshman tight end Rocco Carley was dismissed from the team after an audio recording surfaced in which he used racist language, head coach Jonathan Smith announced Wednesday night. Smith said he heard the recording earlier in the day and informed athletic director Scott Barnes. “We both agreed this language and
4:59 PM ET We should all have the blessing of a person in our lives we can call, simply, Coach. Maybe it’s a parent. Maybe it’s someone who oversaw your athletic career, youth, pro or otherwise, no matter how long or short. Or perhaps it’s the legend who had his painted portrait hanging in your
1:42 PM ET As college football players across the country slowly start to return to campuses for NCAA-approved voluntary workouts, Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley told reporters on Wednesday he’s “sure the temptation will be high” for some coaches to push the boundaries of what’s allowed. Many spring practices were either cut short or didn’t happen
9:52 PM ET Clemson assistant coach Danny Pearman apologized Tuesday after word spread on social media of an incident in which he used a racial slur during a practice in 2017. After several former Clemson players noted the incident Tuesday on Twitter, former tight end D.J. Greenlee confirmed an account to The State newspaper in
10:28 PM ET Oklahoma State Cowboys linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga said Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a protest in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ogbongbemiga, who was a second-team All-Big 12 selection last year, made the announcement on Twitter. After attending a protest in Tulsa AND being well protective of myself, I have tested positive
7:00 AM ET Every team begins a given season with questions to answer. Some just have far more than others. This time last year, we were wondering if Justin Fields was ready to dominate at Ohio State or if Joe Burrow’s late-2018 surge at LSU meant something significant. He was, and it did. This year,
7:13 PM ET Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren, the only African American Power 5 conference commissioner and the former COO of the Minnesota Vikings, has created the Big Ten Conference Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. Floyd, a black man who was in handcuffs
2:08 PM ET Former Auburn coach and athletic director Pat Dye, who was hospitalized last month for kidney-related issues, died Monday according to a family member. He was 80. Dye had tested positive for coronavirus but was asymptomatic, his son, Pat Dye Jr., an NFL agent, told ESPN last month. Dye guided the Tigers to
8:00 AM ET Who’s better: Justin Fields or Trevor Lawrence? It will be a debate in college football all season in 2020, but we’re not into picking favorites. Both quarterbacks are elite, top-tier guys. No need to pick just one. Who’s the best sophomore QB? A mind-boggling 24 true freshmen started an FBS game last