NFL takes over Washington Football Team probe

The NFL is now overseeing the investigation by Beth Wilkinson into the Washington Football Team over alleged sexual harassment issues in the organization.

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Without further ado, this fall's top 15 most exciting college football players

Even without the Big Ten or Pac-12, there is no dearth of college football star power ready to take the field this fall.

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Source: LSU receiver Chase to enter NFL draft

LSU star receiver Ja'Marr Chase plans to opt out of the college football season to enter the NFL draft, a source told ESPN.

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Touchdowns, top hats and tailgates: Inside an appropriately strange start to CFB season

In front of 2,000 people, the 2020 college football season kicked off with a touchdown on the first play, a turnover top hat and a punt that went for negative yardage. But it ended up as a real football game that came down to the last play.

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Washington's Smith takes part in full-team work

Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith participated in full-team work Saturday for the first time in training camp, yet another pivotal step in his attempt to return from a gruesome leg injury.

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Why 2020 was college football's summer of athlete activism -- and what comes next

It has been an unprecedented offseason for player empowerment in college sports, and racial justice was the common theme for everything from safety to a players' association. Here's how the movement got to this point, and where it goes from here.

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Sources: Big Ten mulls Thanksgiving football start

A Thanksgiving weekend start for the postponed Big Ten football season is under discussion, sources tell ESPN.

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Kiffin, Ole Miss team marches for social justice

Ole Miss' football team didn't practice Friday and instead marched to The Square in downtown Oxford, Mississippi to bring awareness to racial injustice in the country.

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Shedeur Sanders among top college football recruits to make 2020 high school debuts

Shedeur Sanders, Deion Sanders' son and the No. 40 prospect in the Class of 2021, is among several recruits making their 2020 debuts this weekend.

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Mock fantasy football draft: 12-team, PPR

In this 12-team PPR mock draft, 12 of the first 13 picks were running backs. Here are the results.

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Lawyers to NFL: Investigate Washington on own

Lawyers for more than a dozen ex-employees of the Washington Football Team have requested from the NFL an independent investigation into sexual harassment allegations during their time there and that owner Dan Snyder be suspended pending the outcome.

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Thursday at NFL training camps: 'Football takes a back burner'

Some teams practiced, while others did not. NFL Nation presents scenes from on and off the field as the league and its players effect change.

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Huskers players sue Big Ten over postponement

Eight Nebraska football players on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Big Ten, seeking to invalidate the league's postponement of the fall football season and to award damages.

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Tua Talks: Episode 4 – Personality

You know Tua Tagovailoa the football player, but you have yet to meet Tua the son, Tua the brother, Tua the rascal, and Tua the ping pong player. Episode 4 of Tua Talks gives fan an exclusive look of exactly who the Miami Dolphins quarterback is off the field, and why he's so beloved by his family and friends.

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Liverpool and Arsenal face off in Community Shield; but what's the deal with the name?

Thirty-three days after the 2019-20 season ended, English football returns with champions Liverpool facing Arsenal at Wembley (LIVE on ESPN+).

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Lions rookie learned love of football from Madden video game

The No. 3 overall pick of the 2020 NFL draft, Lions rookie Jeff Okudah says if it wasn't for the Madden video game, he would never have learned how to play football.

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Jaguars hope an army of sanitizers will save the football season

The Jaguars are covering the equivalent of two football fields with disinfectant every day. And they're seeing ancillary benefits to having a super-clean facility.

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Ranking soccer's all-time 39 worst kits

After ranking the best 101 soccer kits ever, it was only fair that we also drew up a list of the worst designs ever to grace a football pitch.

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Wash. practice canceled following Blake shooting

The Washington Football Team canceled its scheduled practice at FedEx Field Thursday in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin, the team announced Wednesday night.

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Ex-Wash. employee: Lewd video made for Snyder

A former Washington Football Team employee told The Washington Post that a former executive instructed that a behind-the-scenes video of team cheerleaders during a swimsuit calendar shoot be made for owner Daniel Snyder.

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Fantasy football draft kit: Rankings, cheat sheets, mock drafts, sleepers and analysis

Get everything you need to prepare for your fantasy football drafts here, including rankings and analysis from ESPN's team of experts.

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Sign up for your fantasy football team yet? Start your league here

Create or join a league with standard or custom rules.

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Greg Jennings: ‘There is no fan base like the Green Bay Packers’

Although he played for both ends of the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings rivalry, former NFL receiver Greg Jennings said there’s no question the Packers have the best fans in football.

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Michael Vick: Eagles fans ‘demand so much of you’ and that’s what makes them great

Former Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Michael Vick explains why the Eagles have the best fan base in football. The fact they hold their team to such a high standard is what elevates them, according to Vick.

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Marcellus Wiley represents Bills, Chargers in argument for best fans in the NFL

SPEAK FOR YOURSELF host Marcellus Wiley played for four NFL teams during his career. But two stood out to him: the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Chargers. Wiley explains why those two fan bases have a case for the best fans in all of football.

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Clay Travis: ‘Few states love football like Tennessee’, Titans have best fans in NFL

FOX BET LIVE's Clay Travis makes his case for why the Tennessee Titans have the best fans in the NFL. He said the community’s hospitality with opposing fans and passion for their own team makes them the best fan base in the league.

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Joy Taylor makes the case for Miami Dolphins fans as the best in the NFL

THE HERD host Joy Taylor argues why Miami Dolphins fans are the best the National Football League has to offer. She says their willingness to sit through extreme heat and their long list of NFL legends pushes them to the top of the list.

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Position U 2.0: Which schools produce the most college football talent at each position

Oklahoma takes over as QBU, but which schools hold the crowns for every other position? ESPN Stats & Info crunches the numbers to let us know.

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Fantasy football draft help: The best picks for each slot in Rounds 1 and 2

Get ready for your fantasy draft -- regardless of when you pick -- by planning for all possibilities ahead of time. Tristan H. Cockcroft recommends which players you should take in 10- and 12-team leagues.

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Alabama's Saban wants to play for players' sake

Asked after practice Monday about the importance of college football, Alabama's Nick Saban touched on school pride and the value of competition amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Our takeaways from the college football AP Preseason Top 25: Staples, snubs and surprises

The AP preseason rankings are in for this college football season.

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Tua Talks – Episode 1: Football

TUA will premiere on FOX on Sept. 6 at 4 p.m. ET. Prior to its release, the FOX Sports App will provide football fans with an exclusive look at TUA via Tua Talks, a special 8-part miniseries focusing on Tua Tagovailoa's ascension at the University of Alabama to becoming the fifth pick in the 2020 NFL Draft to the Miami Dolphins. In Episode 1, Nick Saban, Shannon Sharpe and others discuss Tua's natural instinct and ability on the football field.

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Clemson takes top spot in AP preseason poll

Clemson is the preseason No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25, a poll featuring nine Big Ten and Pac-12 teams that gives a glimpse at what the coronavirus pandemic has already taken from an uncertain college football season.

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Ubben first recipient of Aschoff Rising Star Award

David Ubben of The Athletic is the recipient of the first Edward Aschoff Rising Star Award, named after the ESPN college football reporter who died last Christmas Eve from previously undetected Stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in his lungs.

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Bayern Munich wins the Champions League: How social media reacted to the Bavarians being kings of Europe

After Bayern Munich were crowned champions of European football, ESPN combed all of social media to bring you the best reactions to the moment.

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WR Latimer, on exempt list, cut by Washington

The Washington Football Team has released wide receiver Cody Latimer, who was on the commissioner's exempt list following an offseason arrest.

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Matthew Berry's Love/Hate for 2020

It's the must-read column of the fantasy football preseason, highlighting Matthew Berry's most undervalued and overvalued players in drafts, as well as an extraordinary kid who just wants to be an ordinary fantasy football manager.

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Fantasy football rankings: Mike Clay's 192 players who should be drafted

"The 192" is designed to rank the players who should be drafted in 12-team leagues, divided into tiers, but it can be helpful for leagues of all sizes and types.

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Parents protest at Big Ten HQ, want fall season

About 25 parents of Big Ten football players protested outside a closed Big Ten headquarters, wanting further explanation on the conference's decision to postpone the football season until the spring.

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Mock fantasy football draft: 10-team, 2-QB, PPR

In this 2-QB format, we saw a pair of quarterbacks go in the top three picks and a slew of them taken in the first two rounds. Here are all of the results.

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Why this is as good a time as any to reconsider conference realignment

The coronavirus pandemic has altered every sports calendar, and for good reason. The unprecedented reaction in college football has also exposed (again) why conference realignment makes no sense in the sport.

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Notre Dame: 5 positive, 6 quarantined for virus

Five Notre Dame football players have tested positive for COVID-19 and six others are in quarantine through contact-tracing protocols, according to the school.

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Pac-12 tabs ex-NFL star Hanks to run football ops

Former NFL player and C-USA senior associate commissioner Merton Hanks will oversee football operations for the Pac-12, reporting to commissioner Larry Scott. Said Hanks: "If it touches football, I'm going to be involved with it."

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NFL may consider a playoff 'secure environment'

NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said Wednesday that the league may consider a "secure environment," similar to the NBA and NHL bubbles, for postseason games.

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Notre Dame pauses practices amid virus spike

With classes shifting to online instruction on Sept. 2 and a rise in positive coronavirus tests at the school, Notre Dame's football team did not practice on Wednesday, and it may not on Thursday as well.

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Penn St.'s Franklin frustrated by Big Ten process

Penn State coach James Franklin questions the process and the timing of the Big Ten's decision to postpone football this fall.

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Kiffin: Allow Big Ten, Pac-12 players to transfer

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin says it's a shame the NCAA won't give transfer waivers to players whose seasons have been postponed.

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Report: 2 women say Guice raped them at LSU

Two former LSU students say they were raped by former Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice in 2016, according to a report in USA Today.

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Matthew Berry's Love/Hate for 2020

It's the must-read column of the fantasy football preseason, highlighting Matthew Berry's most undervalued and overvalued players in drafts, as well as an extraordinary kid who just wants to be an ordinary fantasy football manager.

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Heartbreak, confusion, anger: The harsh reality for many college football players

With so many conferences postponing their season, the truth is, many players might never put on a college football uniform again.

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Patrick Mahomes lists the 7 toughest defensive opponents he's ever faced | QB7

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and reigning MVP Patrick Mahomes makes it look easy on the football field. But plenty of defensive players have given him fits. The NFL's $500 million man shares his list of top 7 toughest opponents ever faced with Michael Vick on QB7.

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Flores, Pearson finalists for Pro Football HOF

Tom Flores, who coached the Raiders to two Super Bowl titles, and Drew Pearson, a member of the All-Decade team in the 1970s for the Dallas Cowboys, were selected as finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday.

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Saban thinks opt-outs would turn spring into JV

Alabama coach Nick Saban thinks any upperclassman with an NFL grade would opt out of playing spring college football, which would become "sort of a JV season."

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College football's next big challenge: The return of students to campus

If social distancing without the rest of the student body was a challenge for college football players, imagine what they are facing now that many schools are reopening their campuses in earnest.

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Tua Tagovailoa and Darwin Thompson among key deep fantasy sleepers

If you're in a deep fantasy football league or just getting ahead of the waiver-wire curve early this season, you'll want to consider the likes of Tua Tagovailoa and Darwin Thompson, who could make noise as the season progresses.

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How college football is impacted by the recruiting dead period

College football recruiting hasn't stopped amid the coronavirus pandemic, but it has impacted the sport significantly.

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Bama-UGA on Oct. 17 headlines full SEC schedule

The SEC released its entire 2020 football schedule Monday night with Alabama and Georgia squaring off on Oct. 17 and Alabama and LSU meeting on Nov. 14.

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SEC unveils opening week football schedule

The SEC's opening week football schedule for Sept. 26 includes some daunting matchups for the four first-year head coaches in the league.

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PPR top-250 fantasy football rankings

Eric Karabell gives an updated look at his top 250 players for the 2020 season.

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College football schedule takeaways: SEC additions, the Notre Dame experiment and more

We don't know what this college football season will hold, but as long as several major conferences remain committed to playing, let's look at what we learned from their updated schedules.

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OSU QB Fields starts petition for Big Ten season

Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields started a petition requesting the Big Ten immediately reinstate the 2020 football season, tweeting "This cause is close to my heart."

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Source: Washington's Smith to be cleared by team

Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith, who suffered a leg injury in 2018 that nearly cost him his life, will be cleared for football activity and be activated off the physically unable to perform list, a source told ESPN's John Keim on Saturday.

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OSU, Iowa parents fault Big Ten's 'messy' decision

Frustrated parents of football players at Ohio State and Iowa are speaking out against the Big Ten's decision to postpone the football season to the spring.

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Sources: SEC coaches irked by added opponents

SEC football coaches expressed anger and frustration on a conference call Friday over the conference's lack of clarity surrounding the process to determine each team's two additional opponents.

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Alabama RB Harris never considered opting out

Alabama running back Najee Harris said on Friday that he never considered opting out, but he conceded that he's concerned about starting preseason practice without knowing whether there will be a football season.

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Miami coach Diaz: Teams can rely on self-bubble

Miami coach Manny Diaz, who has been studying how often players come into close contact during practice, says the college football season could work if everyone is vigilant about creating their own bubble.

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What's next for fall college sports beyond football?

The NCAA won't hold Division I fall sports championships. What does that mean for soccer, women's volleyball, field hockey and cross country?

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The inside story of college football's wildest week ever

As two Power 5 conferences postponed their fall seasons, chaos reigned. Players and coaches pleaded their cases. Health experts delivered dissenting advice. Politicians weighed in. In the end, we got a week we'll never forget.

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Mock fantasy football draft: 10-team, PPR

Quarterback is a deep position, but Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson are special. Where did they go in our latest mock fantasy football draft?

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'Caught in the middle': Coaches are at higher risk in pandemic but not opting out

Without a union to protect them, football coaches -- to date, at least nine in the NFL have tested positive for COVID-19 -- are among those taking health gambles by participating in the 2020 season.

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Emmert: No NCAA championships for fall sports

NCAA president Mark Emmert said on Thursday there won't be fall NCAA championships because there's not enough schools participating because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic -- a decision that impacts 22 championships, including FCS football.

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Purdue's Brohm creates plan for spring football

Purdue coach Jeff Brohm has put together a detailed plan for spring football now that the Big Ten has postponed the season.

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What the college football season's uncertainty means for the NFL and 2021 NFL draft

What ends up happening with college football in 2020 is sure to impact the NFL. Here's what we know right now.

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The state of college football leadership in 2020: The NCAA, a commissioner and more

With the college football landscape in disarray and the NCAA's leadership called into question, what answers are out there for the future of college football? Centralized leadership? Congressional interference? Let's discuss.

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Can college basketball avoid a repeat of college football's calamity?

A void in leadership and absence of crisis preparation have made a mess of the 2020 college football season. Can college basketball's stakeholders avoid a similar fate?

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Betting on college football halted at sportsbooks

With the Big Ten and Pac-12 postponing their seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic, sportsbooks across the U.S. have halted betting on college football.

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Dak, Cowboys insist all is well without new deal

Dak Prescott says nothing is going to change because he couldn't get a long-term deal done with the Cowboys this offseason. "I've got dreams of being a Dallas Cowboy until I'm done throwing the football," he said.

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The Rose Bowl in April? How 1918 can teach college football to embrace the unexpected

This isn't the first time college football has been challenged by a pandemic. So, what has changed since 1918? Obviously, a lot. But there are parallels that could give fans a little hope that the sport will again come out the other side.

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What a spring college football season could -- and should -- look like

Whether or not you like the idea of spring college football, the logistics can work ... if conferences show the foresight and cooperation they've lacked over the five months since the coronavirus pandemic altered the sports calendar.

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Sources: Big 12 still targeting fall football season

The Big 12 will continue moving forward with the intent on playing fall football, multiple sources told ESPN on Tuesday, confirming a Yahoo Sports report.

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Big Ten, Pac-12 postpone fall college football: What you need to know

The Big Ten and Pac-12 have postponed the fall college football season. What does that mean for the rest of the Power 5? Can Nebraska really go rogue and play as an independent? And what does this mean for the NFL draft?

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ACC, SEC say football plans remain unchanged

The leagues said they will continue to follow their current plans for the college football season.

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Titans place LB Vic Beasley on non-football injury list

The Tennessee Titans have placed linebacker Vic Beasley on the non-football injury list days after he finally reported for training camp

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Pac-12 postpones fall sports, including football, eyeing spring return

The Pac-12, following a decision from the Big Ten, voted to postpone fall sports through the end of this year.

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Nebraska still hoping for chance to play this fall

Nebraska football coach Scott Frost, president Ted Carter and chancellor Ronnie Green released a joint statement Tuesday afternoon saying they hope to still possibly compete this fall.

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Sources: Big Ten pulls plug on fall football season

The Big Ten Conference has decided to cancel fall sports, including football, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.

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Trump: 'Tragic mistake' if no fall college football

President Donald Trump, saying it'd be a "tragic mistake" to cancel the college football season, cited the youth and overall health of players as things that will help them avoid the most serious symptoms of the coronavirus.

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ACC medical expert: Season can be played safely

Dr. Cameron Wolfe, chair of the ACC medical advisory group, believes a fall football season can be played safely.

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FBS independent UMass cancels fall football

An FBS independent, UMass may attempt to play a season this spring after deciding not to play fall football, athletic director Ryan Bamford said.

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Spring League football tourney to play in bubble

The Spring League is scheduling a six-team football tournament in Las Vegas in October, using a bubble concept that would be the first of its kind in the sport during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Will there be college football this fall? A conference-by-conference breakdown

A surreal Monday in college football started with a player-led push to take the field (and form a players' association). It continued as Big Ten coaches -- and President Trump -- took up the cause. Will it be enough to save a fall season?

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Mountain West postpones football, fall sports

The Mountain West will postpone its fall sports season indefinitely. The conference is looking to the spring as an option for football and other fall sports.

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Frost: Nebraska prepared to play outside Big Ten

Nebraska coach Scott Frost said Monday that the Cornhuskers are prepared to play this upcoming football season, even if it's outside the Big Ten, saying, "I think we're prepared to look at any and all options."

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Trump supports players advocating for fall season

President Donald Trump voiced his support for college football players, coaches and fans advocating for there to be a college football season this fall.

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Harbaugh advocates for fall football, cites 'facts'

Jim Harbaugh said he is advocating for the fall football season to go on because "of the facts accumulated over the last eight weeks since our players returned to campus on June 13."

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Rivera calls Guice release 'tough but necessary'

Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera called the release of running back Derrius Guice a tough but necessary decision.

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College football stars further unite in video call

In a matter of hours Sunday night, a dozen college football players from all five major conferences came together to create a joint statement that expressed their desire to play the 2020 season.

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Clemson QB Lawrence joins calls to play season

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence is one of several high-profile college football players to say they want to play this season.

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Sources: Power 5 talking about no fall football

Power 5 commissioners met to discuss canceling football and other fall sports, sources told ESPN.

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New Rams DT A'Shawn Robinson out with non-football injury

New Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson is sidelined indefinitely with a non-football injury

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Washington activates linebacker Reuben Foster off PUP list

The Washington Football Team has activated linebacker Reuben Foster off the physically unable to perform list

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'Nobody will want to be the last': How the MAC shutdown will impact fall football

Everyone was waiting to see which FBS conference would be the first to postpone fall football. Now that the MAC has made that decision, more conferences could be going the same way -- and quickly.

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Washington releases RB Guice after domestic violence arrest

The Washington Football Team has released running back Derrius Guice after he was charged in multiple domestic violence incidents

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Coaches to have own Hall of Fame category for next 4 years

Coaches will have their own category for being voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame at least for the next four years

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Joe Judge: No shirking responsibility in coronavirus fight

Joe Judge is doing more than teach football to the New York Giants in his first training camp as the coach of a franchise that has fallen on hard times

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After night of college football normalcy, MAC decision brings us back to reality

The glimmer of football normalcy that came with recent schedule releases and trash talk quickly evaporated when the MAC pushed its season to spring 2021. But Ryan McGee, for one, believes that hope for normalcy, on and off the field, won't ever go away.

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MAC cancels football: What it means for the Power 5 and more

The Mid-American Conference became the first FBS conference to cancel its entire fall sports schedule, including football. Will anyone from the Power 5 soon follow suit?

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Sources: MAC nixes fall football; 1st FBS to do so

The Mid-American Conference on Saturday became the first FBS conference to postpone the fall football season amid the coronavirus pandemic, sources confirmed to ESPN.

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CSU halts football activities amid abuse probe

Colorado State athletic director Joe Parker suspended all football-related activities Friday and asked the school to expand an investigation into the athletic department to include allegations of racism and verbal abuse in the football program.

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SEC unveils new foes for conference teams

The SEC revealed each school's additional two league football games on Friday as the league gets set for a 10-game conference-only slate.

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FCS playoffs shelved for fall; talk starts on spring

The number of FCS programs that have decided not to play football this fall is nearing 75 out of 127 programs, meaning the playoffs will not be held this fall.

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Source: Okung mulls retirement over virus worry

Panthers lineman Russell Okung, who seriously considered opting out at Thursday's deadline due to coronavirus concerns, is comfortable walking away from the game if he feels the football environment is not safe, a source said.

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Big Sky to play in spring, wants FCS to follow

The Big Sky Conference will play its football season in the spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, and it would like other FCS conferences -- and the FCS title game -- to follow.

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'You need a really good abacus': Inside college football's frantic schedule changes

As the Power 5 conferences scramble to find a way to make the 2020 college football season work, the scheduling decisions were at times chaotic and contentious. But now comes the hard part: making the schedule a reality.

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Big Ten players follow Pac-12, form unity group

Following the lead of their peers in the Pac-12, Big Ten football players have formed a unity group to address athlete concerns.

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Big Ten to start Sept. 3; Michigan-OSU on Oct. 24

The Big Ten football schedule has two bye weeks built in for each team, with the regular season ending Nov. 21 and the conference title game on Dec. 5. There is ample flexibility to account for games that need to be rescheduled.

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What are coaches and players willing to sacrifice for a college football season?

Coaches at Penn State and Wake Forest are self-isolating from at-risk family members because of the risk of catching coronavirus, while players and coaches with underlying health issues must put faith in a system that will keep them safe on campus.

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UConn 1st FBS team to cancel football season

UConn announced Wednesday that it is suspending its football program for the 2020 season because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Jets' Mosley says opt-out was a very tough football decision

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Why the Pac-12 protest is showing the blueprint for future college football progress

By being united and specific in their demands and by threatening to withhold their most valuable commodity -- their labor -- the Pac-12 players behind the #WeAreUnited movement have gotten the sport's attention.

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Will there be an XFL season in 2021? Here's what we know after the sale

Who will be involved in the XFL 3.0? How will the league look? Will it play football in 2021? We answer the biggest lingering questions from Monday's sale.

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Championship playoff preview: Fulham or Brentford to Premier League? What you need to know

Fulham and Brentford is a battle to win "the richest game in football" and a spot in the Premier League, but it's also a heated London rivalry.

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The inside story of the XFL's sudden collapse, and what comes next for spring football

Over three months, the once-promising XFL 2.0 halted its first season, declared bankruptcy and posted a "for sale" sign. What happened, and what comes next?

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A better future for college football players? Here's how to make it happen

This unprecedented offseason has exposed all the flaws within the NCAA and college football's power structure. The three keys to making things more fair for players revolve around compensation, representation and oversight of those making decisions.

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Giants' Williams designated with non-football injury

New York Giants defensive tackle Leonard Williams has been designated with a non-football injury as the team made several moves to get to the 80-player limit

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Most important takeaways from the Pac-12 football players' letter

The Pac-12 players' letter addressing player safety and social issues underscores how student-athletes are finding their voice.

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Pac-12 players show unity, list demands in letter

A group of Pac-12 football players penned a letter to the conference outlining concerns they have in regards to the pandemic, as well as economic and social issues.

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Football historians talk about the game in the previous pandemic

We talked to historians from the pro football and college football hall of fame about similarities they've seen between the 1918 pandemic and this one when it comes to the game.

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Pac-12 players threaten to opt out, list demands

A group of Pac-12 football players is threatening to opt out of both preseason camps and games until negotiations with the league regarding concerns about racial injustice, their safety during the coronavirus pandemic and other demands are completed.

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FA Cup secures Arsenal riches of European football -- riches they must use to keep Aubameyang

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang won Arsenal the FA Cup, and in turn the cash that comes from a Europa League place. Now the Gunners need to pay their man.

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