NCAA cancels fall championships as major football marches on amid COVID-19 pandemic
Last week the NCAA Board of Governors said championship events in a sport would canceled if fewer than 50% of the teams competing in that sports played a regular season.
College football games canceled or postponed near 1,000
The number of canceled or postponed college football games as of Tuesday, according to Associated Press research.
College football players from North Texas devastated by season cancellations
There are a number of football players from North Texas at Big Ten and Pac-12 schools who are feeling the pain and direct impact of the decisions and so are their families.
Pac-12, Big Ten officials put 2020 season on hold
The Big Ten and Pac-12 won't play football this fall because of concerns about COVID-19, taking two of college football's five power conferences out of a crumbling season amid the pandemic.
North Texas college football teams moving forward with 2020 schedules
Despite the reports about the Big Ten and the Pac-12., the commissioner of the American Athletic Conference where SMU plays is pushing to play football this fall.
Trump tweets play ball as reports swirl that 2 of college football's key conferences have canceled season
President Trump appeared to support college football players who wish to play in the fall despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
As college leaders meet about the fall season, football players push to play
After the Power Five conference commissioners met Sunday to discuss mounting concern about whether a college football season can be played in a pandemic, players took to social media to urge leaders to let them play.
After MAC surrenders to COVID-19 pandemic, will other leagues follow?
The Mid-American Conference has become the first league competing at college football’s highest level to cancel its fall season because of COVID-19 concerns.
University of Connecticut cancels 2020 football season due to coronavirus concerns
UConn announced it will suspend its football program for this year, citing COVID-19 health concerns, making it the first FBS team to cancel its season.
Big 12 to allow teams to play 1 nonconference football game
Big 12 schools agreed Monday night to play one nonconference football game this year to go along with their nine league contests as plans for the pandemic-altered 2020 season continued to fall into place.
UT Austin announces new fall procedures concerning home football games, parties and class sizes
UT Austin is getting ready to welcome back students for the fall semester, with changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dallas native opts out of playing football for Washington State due to COVID-19 concerns
Football experts and attorneys say college players may have a legal right to opt-out of the season due to COVID-19 without losing their player or academic status.
Some TCU players skip practice after Gary Patterson used racial slur
Texas Christian University Head Coach Gary Patterson publicly apologized for using a racial slur during a weekend practice. He said it is unacceptable in any context.
SMU at Texas State season opening game moved up one week to Aug. 29
Two Texas universities announced Monday they will play their season opening football game one week earlier than scheduled.
Pac-12 players, including from Cal and Stanford, threaten to opt out of football season
Some of it has to do with concerns about health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. But there are other issues – about financial compensation for athletes, and racial and social justice.
Dallas native says he was cut from Washington State football team for involvement in #WeAreUnited movement
A wide receiver for Washington State University and Dallas native said he's been told to clear out his locker for his involvement with a movement that has made demands of the Pac-12 in support of college athletes.
SEC goes to conference-only schedule for football, will begin Sept. 26
The powerhouse Southeastern Conference announced Thursday that it will play only league games in 2020, a pandemic-forced decision that pushes major college football closer to a siloed regular season in which none of the power conferences cross paths.
Navy and Army can compete in fall collegiate sports, Patriot League teams will not
Other collegiate sports leagues have canceled or restricted their fall seasons due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Big Ten to play conference-only fall sports schedule in 2020
The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday it's moving to a conference-only schedule for all fall sports for the 2020 season due to Covid-19 concerns.
Texas A&M, Jimbo Fisher handed recruiting penalties by NCAA
Texas A&M's football program was placed on probation and coach Jimbo Fisher given a six-month show cause order by the NCAA on Thursday after the Aggies were found to have violated recruiting and other rules beginning in January 2018.