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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

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

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

8:00 AM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia OXFORD, Miss. — It happened so fast, Tyrone Nix can’t

7:16 PM ET Associated Press WEST POINT, N.Y. — Army has named Mike Sullivan as director of recruiting for football. Sullivan, a 1989 graduate of West Point, returns to the academy after coaching several years in the NFL and winning two Super Bowls with the New York Giants. “We are thrilled to welcome Mike Sullivan

7:15 AM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan College football’s early signing date and accelerated recruiting cycle force coaches to always look forward, not backward. Most

6:54 PM ET As colleges around the country continue to plot their coronavirus strategies, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey reiterated Wednesday that though spring football games are canceled, spring practice is not. Although Sankey is not overly optimistic that spring practice can be rescued from postponement by the SEC’s self-imposed April 16 reevaluation date, it has

8:00 AM ET Anthony Treash We have ranked college football’s top 10 returning quarterbacks and running backs for 2020, and now it’s time to turn our attention to the receivers. As a whole, the wide receiver position simply does not get enough credit for the value it brings to the gridiron. Everyone loves watching the

12:57 PM ET The ACC became the latest NCAA conference to cancel athletics activities through the end of the 2019-20 academic year in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and it might not be the last one to do so. In a statement on Tuesday, the ACC said its member schools voted unanimously to cancel “all