College Sports
Texas keeps 'The Eyes of Texas' despite athlete demands
Cliff Brunt, The Associated Press
The University of Texas announced a series of steps Monday intended to make itself more welcoming to its Black students but stopped short of shelving "The Eyes of Texas" song that a number of athletes have said needs to go because it has racist undertones. Jay Hartzell, the interim president of the university's flagship campus in Austin, said the song will continue to be the alma mater for the Longhorns.
SEC bides time, says 'late July will provide the best clarity' for making critical calls on its 2020 season
Heather Dinich, ESPN
No decisions regarding the SEC football season were made Monday during an in-person meeting of conference officials at the SEC office in Birmingham, Alabama, but commissioner Greg Sankey reiterated that the "critical decisions" will be made later this month, according to a release. The athletic directors also discussed scheduling options for fall competition, and Sankey did address the nonconference decisions made by other leagues.
Colleges Consider Impact Of A Covid-19 Death In Athletics
Michael McCann and Evan Novy-Williams, Sportico
As universities wrestle with the decision to play sports during the pandemic, a grim question lingers: Could a college athlete or coach die from COVID-19? It's a question on the minds of many in college athletics, even if they're not publicly discussing the worst-case scenario, and a central focus of the growing drumbeat for schools to reconsider fall competitions.
--Morning Consult
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Texas keeps 'The Eyes of Texas' despite athlete demands
Cliff Brunt, The Associated Press
The University of Texas announced a series of steps Monday intended to make itself more welcoming to its Black students but stopped short of shelving "The Eyes of Texas" song that a number of athletes have said needs to go because it has racist undertones. Jay Hartzell, the interim president of the university's flagship campus in Austin, said the song will continue to be the alma mater for the Longhorns.
SEC bides time, says 'late July will provide the best clarity' for making critical calls on its 2020 season
Heather Dinich, ESPN
No decisions regarding the SEC football season were made Monday during an in-person meeting of conference officials at the SEC office in Birmingham, Alabama, but commissioner Greg Sankey reiterated that the "critical decisions" will be made later this month, according to a release. The athletic directors also discussed scheduling options for fall competition, and Sankey did address the nonconference decisions made by other leagues.
Colleges Consider Impact Of A Covid-19 Death In Athletics
Michael McCann and Evan Novy-Williams, Sportico
As universities wrestle with the decision to play sports during the pandemic, a grim question lingers: Could a college athlete or coach die from COVID-19? It's a question on the minds of many in college athletics, even if they're not publicly discussing the worst-case scenario, and a central focus of the growing drumbeat for schools to reconsider fall competitions.
--Morning Consult
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