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4:39 PM ET Orlando McDaniel, a two-sport star in football and track field at LSU Tigers and a former receiver with the Denver Broncos, died from complications related to coronavirus on Friday night. McDaniel, 59, fell ill after traveling to Washington, D.C., to visit a family member, according to LSU track and field coach Dennis

8:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — In the days after the coronavirus outbreak in the United States shut down sports as we know them, South Florida football coach Jeff Scott found himself running an unlikely errand smack dab in the middle of what should have been spring football practice. Scott pulled into his local Best

7:24 PM ET Ohio State on Friday landed a commitment from TreVeyon Henderson, the No. 1-ranked running back prospect in the ESPN Junior 300 list for 2021. Henderson, who is the No. 13-ranked prospect overall, chose the Buckeyes over schools such as Georgia, Michigan, Texas, Oklahoma, Penn State, Virginia and Virginia Tech. A 5-foot-10, 185-pounder

12:40 PM ET New Maryland coach Mike Locksley made a splash on the recruiting trail in the 2020 class by landing the No. 22-ranked prospect, wide receiver Rakim Jarrett. Locksley is making another big splash in the 2021 class, this time by landing a commitment from ESPN Junior 300 linebacker Demeioun Robinson, the No. 16

7:00 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 Who

5:09 PM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Some University of Tennessee students, growing a little bored with online courses during the COVID-19 outbreak and campus-wide shutdown, received a nice jolt Thursday morning from one of UT’s most famous alums. Peyton Manning “crashed” his former professor’s Communications 499 class, surprising the students and doing his part to

3:34 PM ET The NCAA Board of Governors voted unanimously on Thursday to distribute $225 million to Division I schools in June — less than half of what it had previously budgeted — following the cancellation of its basketball tournaments and other winter and spring championships because of the coronavirus pandemic. The NCAA had planned

12:54 PM ET The father of Louisville wide receiver Corey Reed Jr. died Wednesday morning due to complications from COVID-19, the school announced. Corey Reed Sr. was just 43, and it was not immediately clear whether he had underlying health issues. Through Wednesday, more than 1,000 Americans have died as a result of COVID-19, according

8:00 AM ET Anthony Treash There are few better sights in college football than a big, explosive rushing play up the middle or a long pass completion after the quarterback has had a chance to drop back into a perfectly clean pocket and wait for his receiver to get open down the field. Both of

9:53 AM ET Washington State safety Bryce Beekman has died, Pullman (Washington) police told ESPN on Wednesday. Pullman police commander Jake Opgenorth confirmed Beekman had died but could not provide the cause of death or any other information immediately. Beekman started all 13 games in the 2019 season after transferring from Arizona Western Junior College.

9:30 PM ET The NCAA will allow Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence to go forward with fundraising efforts to help victims of the coronavirus pandemic. Lawrence and his girlfriend, Marissa Mowry, a soccer player at Anderson University, launched a GoFundMe page on Monday to help raise money for family relief and support for coronavirus victims. When

7:45 AM ET Time for NFL Mock Draft 3.0, projecting every first-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft. As we enter uncharted territory on the draft calendar — the league has prohibited all pre-draft visits between prospects and teams due to the coronavirus pandemic — we can still look forward to Day 1 of the

7:45 AM ET We’re now less than a month away from the 2020 NFL draft kicking off, and things have changed since the combine, which feels like it happened months ago. The coronavirus pandemic has ended all pre-draft visits for prospects, and the draft, which was supposed to be showcased in Las Vegas on April

11:58 PM ET Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who is recovering from a hip injury, posted a video to social media on Monday that shows him throwing during drills. “Practicing social distancing with the long ball today. Feels good to spin it again. #Process,” Tagovailoa wrote on Twitter. He also posted videos to his Instagram account that

3:22 PM ET Former Oklahoma Sooners running back Trey Sermon is transferring to Ohio State Buckeyes, he confirmed Sunday. Sermon will have immediate eligibility as a graduate transfer with one year of eligibility remaining. Sermon announced his intentions to transfer from Oklahoma on March 14 and now will join an Ohio State roster that was

8:51 AM ET After a short break, the college football future power rankings return, possibly providing some excitement while everyone craves the return of sports. We flip to the other side of the ball with the defenses and ask: Which units project best during the next three seasons? As a reminder, these rankings examine the

8:00 AM ET ESPN.com staff Alabama coach Nick Saban was with his wife, Terry, at their home in Boca Grande, Florida, last week during spring break as the coronavirus (COVID-19) news began to flood the airwaves, seemingly changing by the hour. Like all Americans, Saban was doing his best to come to grips with the

9:04 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — A federal judge has recommended that a former Michigan State football staff member’s claims against former Spartans football coach Mark Dantonio, former athletic director Mark Hollis and former school President Lou Anna Simon should be dismissed. Curtis Blackwell filed a lawsuit in November 2018 claiming his employment agreement