8:00 AM ET The preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll is out. And yes, it features teams from conferences that won’t take the field this fall. While that might detract from some of its credence, there are some notable takeaways. Our pool of writers weigh in on what it all means: Let’s take it with
NCAAF
7:14 PM ET ROSEMONT, Ill. — Standing in a turf area near Big Ten headquarters Friday morning, football parents representing several programs aired their grievances about the league’s decision to postpone the fall season because of concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Randy Wade, father of Ohio State star defensive back Shaun Wade, organized the rally
8:47 PM ET LSU announced it will close campus Monday because of Hurricane Marco, but a source told ESPN on Sunday that the school’s football team is still set to practice. The Advocate reported that all of LSU’s fall sports teams are scheduled to practice Monday, although the athletic department will continue to monitor weather
5:41 PM ET Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina has cleared football and multiple other sports to resume workouts after temporarily pausing all athletics activities earlier this week. The school announced the move Saturday, allowing some programs to resume activities Sunday. That list includes the men’s and women’s basketball teams, cross country, field
8:29 PM ET Vanderbilt announced Friday that it is suspending all football activities after members of the football team tested positive for the coronavirus. The Commodores also canceled Friday morning’s practice. SEC schools were allowed to begin practice this past Monday. In a statement, the university said it was made aware of “a small number”
11:55 AM ET Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall has lost sleep over the return of students to campus in a few weeks, adding that he is conflicted about the possibility of the entire instructional model shifting to online only. During a video call with reporters Friday, Mendenhall was asked about his concerns once students return to
12:56 PM ET ROSEMONT, Ill. — A group of parents of Big Ten football players protested outside league headquarters Friday to demand more information about what went into the league’s Aug. 11 decision to postpone the fall season. About 25 parents attended the gathering, which was organized by Randy Wade, father of Ohio State defensive
11:55 AM ET The SEC has expanded its coronavirus management requirements to include a third weekly test prior to competition and enhanced screening for myocarditis and other heart ailments associated with COVID-19, the conference announced on Friday. The SEC, one of three remaining FBS conferences planning to play football and other fall sports, along with
4:27 PM ET The NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted Friday to give all fall sport student-athletes an additional year of eligibility and an additional year to complete it through a blanket waiver. The move eliminates a cloud of uncertainty for athletes in fall sports whose seasons have been postponed or could be further
6:59 AM ET Hey, here’s a great idea during a pandemic: Let’s have West Virginia fly 1,400 miles to play a Big 12 game at Texas Tech on Oct. 24, but let’s not allow West Virginia to play Pittsburgh. After all, the Panthers, 75 miles away, are in the ACC. Before the Pac-12 broke the
7:53 PM ET In announcing Thursday that there would be no tailgating on campus this season for Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Southern Miss football games, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves tweeted a zinger in the direction of the Big Ten and Pac-12. I know this will not be popular, but there will be no game
1:47 PM ET Five Notre Dame football players have tested positive for COVID-19 and six others are in quarantine through contact-tracing protocols, the school announced Thursday. The football team has canceled practice Thursday and will undergo another round of testing Friday. The school said it will return to practice based on the advice of medical
11:29 AM ET Dave Wilson Close ESPN Staff Writer Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. The longest offseason in our
6:20 PM ET Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren on Wednesday released an open letter to the conference community stating that the vote by the Big Ten’s Council of Presidents and Chancellors was “overwhelmingly in support of postponing fall sports and will not be revisited.” “The decision was thorough and deliberative, and based on sound feedback,
10:50 AM ET Two former LSU students say they were raped by former Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice in 2016 when he was a freshman at the school, according to a report in USA Today. Guice was released by the NFL team on Aug. 7, just two hours after he was arrested on
5:31 PM ET The days run together now, one bleeding into the next and into the next, making it impossible to remember much of anything. The important details, those stick. Ohio State center Josh Myers remembers the message players received last Tuesday. Coach Ryan Day called a team meeting. Not a virtual meeting, mind you.
9:41 PM ET The NCAA’s football oversight committee has developed a 12-hour schedule model for teams not playing this fall that it recommended to the NCAA’s Division I council for approval on Tuesday. 1 Related West Virginia athletic director Shane Lyons, the chair of the football oversight committee, told ESPN on Tuesday that the model
9:06 AM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban questioned the viability of a spring football season during his appearance on ESPN’s Get Up on Tuesday, asking whether pro prospects would even consider participating. “I think one of the real consequences of this is, if you’re a junior or a senior and you have an NFL grade,