While the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL have suffered rating sags since the COVID-19 virus touched down in the U.S. last spring, ESPN’s New Year’s Day bowl broadcast numbers remained steady compared with the previous six years of the format, averaging close to 19 million viewers across its pair of […]
The College Football Playoff committee announced Wednesday new January make-up dates for both its semifinal and national championship games. The announcement came with the notation that all of the participating programs report they have enough healthy scholarship athletes to play. Still, there’s a contingency plan just in case, raising questions […]
The Mercari Texas Bowl was canceled Tuesday afternoon due to a spike in COVID-19 cases within the Texas Christian University football program, school officials said. The 5-4 TCU Horned Frogs were set to take on the 3-7 Arkansas Razorbacks on New Year’s Eve at NRG Stadium in Houston. TCU was […]
The Gasparilla Bowl became the 17th bowl game this season to cancel on Tuesday after the 2-8 South Carolina Gamecocks withdrew because of positive COVID-19 tests in their program. The game was initially set for Saturday in Tampa, pitting the Gamecocks against back-to-back Conference USA champions, the UAB Blazers (6-3). […]
The Tennessee Volunteers became the latest college football program to shut it down due to a recent spike of COVID-19 infections. In doing so, Tennessee (3-7) becomes the first SEC team to bow out of bowl season. The Vols were one of five conference schools with losing records to earn […]
While the College Football Playoff attempted to maintain some buzz about the playoffs that will be — and the season that wasn’t — the developing story Sunday was seasons cut short amidst a new pandemic spike. It started late Saturday night as the CFP committee made the awaited announcement that […]
USC announced Saturday evening it will join several of its Pac-12 counterparts in opting out of any opportunities this bowl season, citing continued COVID-19 concerns and player-personnel reasons. The No. 13 Trojans (5-1) lost to Oregon in the Pac-12 championship game on Friday night at home in the LA Memorial […]
It looks like the coaches and committee members who complain the loudest get their way, as the College Football Playoff semifinal scheduled for the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 is moving to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The announcement came Saturday night as the Tournament of Roses was denied a […]
The rescheduled rivalry game between No. 7 Indiana and Purdue was called off for good Tuesday as both programs remain shut down with COVID-19-related issues. The rivalry game started in 1891 and has taken place every season, except in 1903. That year, the game, scheduled on Oct. 31 at Washington […]
The Pac-12 North winner Washington Huskies won’t have a chance to face USC in the Pac-12 Championship Game at LA Memorial Coliseum 5 p.m. PST Friday on FOX. The conference made the announcement via Twitter on Monday, saying division runner-up Oregon will go instead. UPDATE: Statement on 2020 #Pac12FCG â¤µï¸ […]
Vanderbilt women’s soccer goalie Sarah Fuller made history Saturday becoming the first woman to score in a Power 5 conference football game. Fuller’s extra point after a Vanderbilt touchdown at home vs. Tennessee etched her name in the record books. The Commodores’ women’s soccer goalie helped lead her team to […]
No. 12 Oklahoma’s rescheduled game at West Virginia has been canceled after the Mountaineers shut down their program due to COVID-19 issues on Thursday. The game was initially set for Nov. 27, but postponed due to OU’s issues with the virus. The teams will not meet this season. OU (6-2) […]
For the first time in more than a century, the annual rivalry game between Ohio State and Michigan has been called off due to a continued rise in COVID-19 cases in the Wolverines’ program. The Michigan athletic department, which announced the decision Tuesday morning, said they decided to continue their […]
A college football season that continues to be the most physically and mentally challenging in a century just got stickier for the Big Ten. News leaked this weekend that conference athletic directors are willing to change eligibility rules to squeeze No. 4 Ohio State into the championship game. On Saturday, […]
One of the few remaining bright spots in what is best described as a COVID-19-fractured college football season is Saturday’s marquee Top-25 matchup, No. 10 Indiana at No. 18 Wisconsin. The Big Ten, arguably the most affected conference when it comes to the pandemic, has a sleeper in the upstart […]
Saturday’s game between No. 4 Ohio State (4-0) at Illinois (2-3) was called off by Ohio State Friday night as the COVID-19 virus has spread throughout the program. The Buckeyes reported too many positive tests to field a team this weekend. Head coach Ryan Day is among the undisclosed number […]
With many of the team’s special teams players in quarantine, women’s soccer standout Sarah Fuller practiced with the team and is available as kicker for Vanderbilt Saturday. Texas-native Fuller is a senior goalkeeper for the 8-4 Commodores. She appeared in nine games and made 28 saves this season. Last weekend […]
USC’s already slim chances to contend for a spot in the College Football Playoff grew a lot dimmer Thanksgiving evening as their Saturday game against Colorado was canceled. It’s been a war of COVID attrition in the Pac-12. Even with the shortened, six-game conference-only schedule that didn’t kick off until […]
The Pac-12 football season is one that likely should have never happened. Initially called off in August due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pac-12 commissioners did an about-face a month later and reinstated the season. Since then, it’s been nothing but cancellations and a fast fade from the national spotlight. A […]
As elite college programs continue to recover from COVID-19 outbreaks heading into Week 12, conference schedulers are running out of time to fit in make-up games, leaving the College Football Playoff struggling to justify a pro forma, four-team playoff. School and conference officials are still holding out hope that the […]
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