Tag: NCAA Football

National Title game could be postponed due to COVID-19 instances at Ohio State

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From Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk: Six days before Ohio State is slated to play Alabama for college football’s national championship, a COVID-19 outbreak may result in the Buckeyes seeking to delay the game. According to AL.com, Ohio State, Alabama, the Big Ten, the SEC and College Football Playoff officials have had discussions about possibly postponing the game by a week, from January 11 to January 18. The report says Ohio State could be without an entire position group because of COVID-19 testing and contact tracing. Similar issues…

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Texas firing Tom Herman underscores hypocrisy of College Football Inc.

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Texas firing Tom Herman is the latest example that the football beast must be fed ever-increasing amounts, even when college athletics is navigating a financial crisis. By Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated: A long time ago, way back in mid-December 2020, Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte issued a statement saying that Tom Herman is the coach of the Longhorns football program. As shows of support go, this was the bare minimum. Now we know why. What the statement didn’t say is that Herman would remain the coach of the Longhorns football…

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Postgame fight provides ugly end to the Armed Forces

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from B/R: Tulsa and Mississippi State did not wish each other a happy New Year at the conclusion of the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, which the Bulldogs won 28-26. Instead, a massive brawl broke out between the two teams: This is never what you want to see at the end of a game, especially when it’s the final note of a team’s season. There will surely be punishments and potentially future suspensions for the key figures in the brawl, with punches and kicks thrown by a number of individuals. …

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December 18, 2020 College Football upcoming matchups and stats

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Upcoming Top 25 Matchups Friday December 18, 2020 Purdue v #7 Indiana Cancelled Ball State v  #23 Buffalo 7:30 ET Oregon v  #13 USC 8:00 ET Saturday December 19, 2020 #15 Northwestern  v #3 Ohio State 12:00 ET #5 Texas  v A&M Tennessee 12:00 ET #8 Iowa State v #12 Oklahoma 12:00 ET Vanderbilt  v #10 Georgia Cancelled #17 Louisiana v  #9 Coastal Carolina Cancelled #4 Clemson v #2 Notre Dame 4:00 ET Boise State v #25 San Jose State 4:15 ET Michigan v #18 Iowa. Cancelled #1 Alabama v #11 Florida 8:00 ET #20 Tulsa v #6 Cincinnati 8:00 ET Upcoming Bowl Games Saturday December…

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NCAA Football Weekly Recap

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Who Got it Done Michael Carter (UNC vs. MIA):  24 rush, 308 yds, 2 TD Javonte Williams (UNC vs. MIA):  23 rush, 236 yds, 3 TD Dillon Stoner (OKST vs. BAY):  8 rec, 247 yds, 3 TD Grayson McCall (CCAR vs. TROY):  24/29, 338 yds, 3 TD; 1 rush TD Torrance Marable (CCAR vs. TROY):  20 rush, 120 yds, 3 tot TD Kyle Trask (FLA vs. LSU):  29/47, 474 yds, 2 TD; 2 rush TD Kedon Slovis (USC vs. UCLA):  30/47, 344 yds, 5 TD Dorian Thompson-Robinson (UCLA vs. USC): …

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Texas State football player shot and killed, two charged with murder

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The young life of sophomore Texas State football player Khambrali Winters was tragically and needlessly cut short last week. According to KXAN out of San Marcos, TX two individuals Enalisa Briana Blackman, 20, and Michael Tyreek Ifeanacho, also aged 20, along with Winters were planning to purchase marijuana at the Lodge Ridge Apartments in San Marcos. According to police, Winters was shot in the chest during the deal and died at the scene. Officers responding to the scene discovered Winters’ boys and attempted to save his life, but unfortunately their…

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Nick Saban cleared to return to coach Saturday’s game against Georgia

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From ESPN: Alabama coach Nick Saban has been cleared to coach in Saturday’s game against No. 3 Georgiafollowing a third negative COVID-19 test Saturday, the school announced. Alabama team physician Dr. Jimmy Robinson said in a statement that Saban, who turns 69 later this month, had negative tests Thursday, Friday and Saturday following an initial positive test Wednesday. The school added that two additional tests, from Thursday and Friday, were found to be negative at a separate lab. “Due to the fact that Coach Saban has remained completely symptom-free and had five…

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Multiple positive COVID-19 tests causes Saturday’s LSU v Florida game to be postponed

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from ESPN.com: Saturday’s game between No. 10 Florida and LSU at “The Swamp” has been postponed after the Gators have seen a surge in positive COVID-19 tests this week, it was announced Wednesday. The game has tentatively been rescheduled for the SEC’s built-in bye week on Dec. 12, which is the week before the SEC championship. The SEC said on Twitter that the game was postponed after “positive tests & subsequent quarantine of individuals with the Florida FB program.” Florida has 18 positives among scholarship players and three walk-ons, athletic director Scott Stricklin said Wednesday. He…

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SEC will play conference-only schedule in 2020

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from cbssports.com’s Adam Silverstein With college football schedules across the country in flux amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the SEC will announce Thursday afternoon that it will move to a 10-game, conference-only schedule for the 2020 season, according to AL.com and Sports Illustrated. The SEC will also push the start of its season to Saturday, Sept. 26, what was originally scheduled to be Week 4 of the 2020 campaign. It is unknown at this time how the SEC will fill out the additional two games of its conference-only schedule. League members traditionally play eight…

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