BOULDER, Colo. -- Rain pelted Deion Sanders as he walked out of the tunnel onto Folsom Field for his second spring game as head coach. Fans in the lower bowl cheered and clamored for him to get a little closer. Sanders waved hello before walking out to the water-logged field to check out the drills his players were running.Last year, a sold-out record crowd of 47,277 braved snow and frigid temperatures for their first glimpse of Coach Prime, a man whose presence alone made Colorado football relevant again and the talk of the college football world. This year, the stadium is not filled, with...…BOULDER, Colo. -- Rain pelted Deion Sanders as he walked out of the tunnel onto Folsom Field for his second spring game as head coach. Fans in the lower bowl cheered and clamored for him to get a little closer. Sanders waved hello before walking out to the water-logged field to check out the drills his players were running.Last year, a sold-out record crowd of 47,277 braved snow and frigid temperatures for their first glimpse of Coach Prime, a man whose presence alone made Colorado football relevant again and the talk of the college football world. This year, the stadium is not filled, with...WW…

Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>running back said on social media Monday he would not play for the Bulldogs this upcoming season unless the state flag is changed.Hill in response to Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, who posted on Twitter that a proposal among some in the state legislature to create a second Mississippi flag "does not meet the threshold" and would "divide our state more."In response, Hill tweeted, "Either change the flag or I won't be representing this State anymore & I meant that .. I'm tired."In a , Hill, who was born and raised in Mississippi, cited the...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>running back said on social media Monday he would not play for the Bulldogs this upcoming season unless the state flag is changed.Hill in response to Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, who posted on Twitter that a proposal among some in the state legislature to create a second Mississippi flag "does not meet the threshold" and would "divide our state more."In response, Hill tweeted, "Either change the flag or I won't be representing this State anymore & I meant that .. I'm tired."In a , Hill, who was born and raised in Mississippi, cited the...WW…

Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>and will no longer use the phrase "Civil War" to promote rivalry games between the schools.In a joint announcement Friday, the schools said they made the decision after conversations with university officials and current and former student-athletes at both schools."Changing this name is overdue as it represents a connection to a war fought to perpetuate slavery," Oregon State president Ed Ray said in a statement. "While not intended as reference to the actual Civil War, OSU sports competition should not provide any misconstrued reference to this...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>and will no longer use the phrase "Civil War" to promote rivalry games between the schools.In a joint announcement Friday, the schools said they made the decision after conversations with university officials and current and former student-athletes at both schools."Changing this name is overdue as it represents a connection to a war fought to perpetuate slavery," Oregon State president Ed Ray said in a statement. "While not intended as reference to the actual Civil War, OSU sports competition should not provide any misconstrued reference to this...WW…

Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>football coach Lane Kiffin, who took part in a unity walk on the campus Saturday along with athletes and coaches from various sports as well as athletic administrators, said he was "proud to stand with his players" in the fight against racial injustice."It's something that the football team and entire athletic department did together after listening to our players throughout the week about what we could do to support them," Kiffin told ESPN. "The important thing, though, is that this is just the start."Kiffin told ESPN that players made it...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>football coach Lane Kiffin, who took part in a unity walk on the campus Saturday along with athletes and coaches from various sports as well as athletic administrators, said he was "proud to stand with his players" in the fight against racial injustice."It's something that the football team and entire athletic department did together after listening to our players throughout the week about what we could do to support them," Kiffin told ESPN. "The important thing, though, is that this is just the start."Kiffin told ESPN that players made it...WW…

Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>The board of directors voted Wednesday to proceed with an 11-game football season that begins the weekend of Sept. 12 -- and includes FBS independent playing a full league schedule -- but only if public health guidance allows.All ACC schools and Notre Dame will play 10 conference games plus one nonconference game of their choosing, and the Fighting Irish will be eligible for the ACC championship game. There will be no divisions for this season only.The nonconference game must take place in the home state of the ACC institution, and all...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>The board of directors voted Wednesday to proceed with an 11-game football season that begins the weekend of Sept. 12 -- and includes FBS independent playing a full league schedule -- but only if public health guidance allows.All ACC schools and Notre Dame will play 10 conference games plus one nonconference game of their choosing, and the Fighting Irish will be eligible for the ACC championship game. There will be no divisions for this season only.The nonconference game must take place in the home state of the ACC institution, and all...WW…

Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>Howard Schnellenberger, who led to its first national championship and in the process turned a once-floundering football program into a dynasty, died on Saturday, his family announced. He was 87.What Schnellenberger did at Miami remains one of the greatest transformations in college football history. Before his arrival in 1979, Miami administrators considered dropping the sport as the losses mounted and morale dipped.But after he helped deliver the 1983 national championship, Miami won three more national titles over the next six seasons. Though...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>Howard Schnellenberger, who led to its first national championship and in the process turned a once-floundering football program into a dynasty, died on Saturday, his family announced. He was 87.What Schnellenberger did at Miami remains one of the greatest transformations in college football history. Before his arrival in 1979, Miami administrators considered dropping the sport as the losses mounted and morale dipped.But after he helped deliver the 1983 national championship, Miami won three more national titles over the next six seasons. Though...WW…

Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>has opted out of a bowl game, ending the nation's longest bowl streak at 27 straight years.Coach Justin Fuente said Wednesday he met with the team, and the players decided they wanted to bypass any postseason opportunity.Virginia Tech finishes the season 5-6 and joins Boston College, Pitt, Virginia and Georgia Tech in the ACC in opting out of a bowl during the coronavirus pandemic."We had a team meeting and our players have decided to not play, and I'm going to support them 100 percent," Fuente said. "It speaks to the difficulty of the season...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>has opted out of a bowl game, ending the nation's longest bowl streak at 27 straight years.Coach Justin Fuente said Wednesday he met with the team, and the players decided they wanted to bypass any postseason opportunity.Virginia Tech finishes the season 5-6 and joins Boston College, Pitt, Virginia and Georgia Tech in the ACC in opting out of a bowl during the coronavirus pandemic."We had a team meeting and our players have decided to not play, and I'm going to support them 100 percent," Fuente said. "It speaks to the difficulty of the season...WW…

Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>College football Saturdays in the middle of a pandemic have tended to all run together, but the morning started differently last weekend.Over breakfast, I told my two daughters that had a chance to make history at . I did not have to explain why. Their eyes went wide.In between bites of her French toast, my 9-year-old daughter started chanting, "I want to see HERstory!"I did, too.In a different year, in a different time, in a different house, I sat with my dad on the couch to watch football on Saturdays, desperately wishing I could put on a...…Skip to main contentSkip to navigation<>College football Saturdays in the middle of a pandemic have tended to all run together, but the morning started differently last weekend.Over breakfast, I told my two daughters that had a chance to make history at . I did not have to explain why. Their eyes went wide.In between bites of her French toast, my 9-year-old daughter started chanting, "I want to see HERstory!"I did, too.In a different year, in a different time, in a different house, I sat with my dad on the couch to watch football on Saturdays, desperately wishing I could put on a...WW…