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The Big Ten’s Maryland-Ohio State matchup this weekend has been canceled, joining a slate of SEC games already on the sidelines because of COVID-19 positive tests. Maryland-Ohio State was nixed after the Terrapins paused team activities Wednesday while announcing that eight players had tested positive. The game will…

After deciding last month to push the 2020 football season to next spring, the Big Ten has reversed course and will start play on Friday and Saturday, October 23 and 24. As COVID-19 surged across the country over the summer, to particularly notable effect on college campuses, the Pac-12 and Big Ten opted out of the…

With the window of opportunity for college football nearly closed, the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences dealt the multi-billion-dollar sport a major blow Tuesday by calling off their fall sports seasons. Football, officials said, will hopefully be played again in the spring. It cannot be contested on the usual fall…

As college presidents and officials at the “Power 5” college football conferences moved closer to postponing the fall season over COVID-19 concerns, a dozen top players have organized a pushback. Spearheaded by Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the players used the hashtag #WeWantToPlay to argue that the risk for…

In yet another sign that fall college football may not happen, the Mid-American Conference has postponed all fall sports, including football, because of concerns surrounding playing during a pandemic. The MAC League presidents met Saturday morning and voted for the postponement. The MAC is the first FBS conference to…

The University of Connecticut (UConn) has become the first major college football program to cancel its 2020 season due to concerns about COVID-19. “After receiving guidance from state and public health officials and consulting with football student-athletes, we’ve decided that we will not compete on the gridiron this…

The Pac-12 has set a 10-game, conference-only fall schedule for football, including moving the USC-UCLA rivalry game to the first weekend of play in late September instead of its traditional closing weekend. The Pac-12 schedule will begin on Saturday, Sept. 26, the conference announced Friday. Besides USC-UCLA, the…

The Ivy League said Wednesday it will not hold any sports events in the fall, becoming the first major conference to declare itself out of the game in football and other sports during the traditional September-to-December schedule. While the Ivy League rarely gets the national sports spotlight, its decision is…

Optimism that professional and college sports teams could begin to train and either resume or start their seasons is growing dimmer. A rash of new coronavirus cases is emerging among professional sports teams and college athletics programs. The new outbreaks cover Major League Baseball, college football, and the…

Voluntary workouts are starting for a prospective college football season in the fall. But student athletes that wish to return will have to acknowledge the coronavirus risks and pledge to follow safety guidelines in order to participate. Ohio State is among the schools requiring a waiver, the Columbus Dispatch reporte…

With viewer interest in college and NFL football surging, NBC Sports Group is adding a high-profile showcase for high school players to its portfolio, acquiring the All-American Bowl from All American Games LLC. NBC has broadcast the annual contest held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX, since 2004. The company…

UPDATED with Comcast response: With the college football season just weeks away from kickoff, the head of the Big Ten Network has laid down the gauntlet with the nation’s No. 1 cable operator as carriage negotiations have foundered. Mark Silverman, president of Fox Sports National Networks and BTN, said there has been…