10:00 PM ET Associated Press California coach Justin Wilcox said his staff has looked at potentially conducting preseason training outside the Bay Area if the college football season starts on time and restrictions are in place that won’t allow the Golden Bears to hold camp on campus. Wilcox said Thursday it’s one of many contingencies
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11:52 AM ET Andrea Adelson Close ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Bill Connelly Close ESPN Staff Writer Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Whether you had a rooting interest or not, Miami-Florida State became appointment television in the 1980s, two ascendant programs that
May 13, 2020 These are turbulent times with more questions than answers, including when college football will resume. The future power rankings, which always appear in the spring, hopefully provide a reminder of normalcy. After examining quarterbacks, defenses and offenses, this list projects the top 25 teams for the next three seasons. The forecast covers
10:05 PM ET Former LSU wide receiver Dee Anderson officially transferred to Oklahoma State, the school confirmed on Wednesday. As a graduate transfer, the 6-foot-6, 229-pound Anderson will be eligible for the Cowboys this season. Suspended last fall for what LSU coach Ed Orgeron deemed a “conditioning issue,” Anderson redshirted as the Tigers won the
9:26 PM ET The coronavirus pandemic continues to rattle the college sports landscape and leave many questions still unanswered. But even before a new normal can begin to take shape, colleges and universities will have to find a safe way to simply reopen campuses. Complex, high-stakes public health issues need to be dealt with before
8:39 PM ET The NCAA won’t mandate or oversee a uniform return to college sports, NCAA president Mark Emmert said Tuesday, leaving decisions on start dates to state officials and university presidents. College athletics came to a halt in mid-March, when the NCAA canceled the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, along with all remaining winter
11:24 PM ET The 23-school California State University system will remain in a primarily virtual learning model in the fall as the country continues to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, CSU chancellor Timothy White said Tuesday, raising questions about the ability for member schools to field athletic teams for the rest of 2020. At this
7:00 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — Maurice Clarett is going to be late for the baby shower. He’s dressed and ready. His fiancée, Ashley, and the couple’s 13-year-old daughter, Jayden, are finishing hair and makeup. Family and friends soon will gather in Worthington, Ohio, just outside Columbus, to celebrate the couple’s baby boy due in
8:21 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Pac-12 has discussed an 11-game regular season played solely against conference opponents as one possibility for keeping college football going this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. Southern California coach Clay Helton confirmed the all-conference idea Monday as one of several scenarios being evaluated by the Pac-12’s
2:38 PM ET Zach Evans is a 6-foot, 200-pound running back who some have said is the most talented back to come out of Texas since Adrian Peterson. The No. 16-ranked college football recruit in the Class of 2020, Evans was one of the most coveted prospects to come out of the Houston areas in
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff College football has the knack of propelling the “out of nowhere” story. The tale of the near impossible, the astonishing underdog and the stars that burn the brightest for a moment and never return. Our writers dove head first into the players, teams and even seasons that captured the nation
5:51 PM ET ESPN 300 athlete Julien Simon announced Sunday that he has committed to USC on Sunday. Simon made the announcement on Instagram Live with ESPN’s Jordan Schultz. The four-star recruit is ranked No. 141 in the ESPN 300. Besides USC, he had received offers from Arizona, Auburn, California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Oregon, Penn
12:11 PM ET Associated Press The president of the University of Virginia says he hopes college football can be played this fall, though he cautioned that he does not expect it to seem like “normal football seasons.” James Ryan told CBS’ “Face The Nation” on Sunday that athletic director Carla Williams and football coach Bronco
5:55 PM ET Tennessee has had a ton of momentum on the recruiting trail over the past two weeks and received a commitment Saturday from its sixth ESPN 300 commitment since April 26. KaTron Evans, the No. 15-ranked defensive tackle recruit and 231st overall prospect, announced his commitment to the Vols to continue the recruiting
3:13 PM ET Offensive lineman Issiah Walker announced he is transferring to Miami on Saturday. Walker had signed with Florida in the 2020 recruiting cycle and enrolled in January with the Gators, but had entered his name in the transfer portal on May 4. Walker was ranked No. 121 overall in this most recent recruiting
12:10 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — With the end of this virus-disrupted school year drawing nearer, a predictably bleak financial outlook for major college sports has emerged from the budgeting process. There’s a $4 million deficit in the Minnesota athletic department’s forecast for the fiscal year ending June 30, and athletic director Mark
11:27 PM ET NCAA president Mark Emmert said he does not envision schools being ready to begin competing in college football or other fall sports unless students return to campuses around the country. In an interview shown on the NCAA’s official Twitter account Friday night, Emmert said he’s spoken to hundreds of presidents and commissioners
4:30 PM ET Big East commissioner Val Ackerman said Friday that the league won’t have sports in the fall if students aren’t allowed back on campus. During a conference call with reporters, Ackerman stressed that the geographic footprint of the league — the 11 schools cover 10 states and the District of Columbia — increases