SWAC postpones fall sports, including football, will try to play in spring 2021
Andre Toran, Montgomery Advertiser
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced Monday it was postponing all games scheduled for the fall as well as conference championships. Football, men's and women's cross country, women's soccer and women's volleyball will move to the spring.
Lawsuits allege Nebraska mishandled reports of sexual assault, harassment
Paula Lavigne, ESPN
A former Nebraska volleyball player is among nine women who filed a lawsuit Monday against the University of Nebraska, alleging that the school mishandled complaints of sexual assault and harassment, including reports involving accusations against at least five athletes. The lawsuit filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska alleges violations under the Title IX gender equity law, as well as racial discrimination, negligence and lack of due process.
BYU AD Tom Holmoe talks scheduling challenges, stadium seating, ESPN partnership … and what might be a last resort
Jay Drew, Deseret News
From playing all fall sports in the spring, to canceling the entire college football season, to finally playing Notre Dame again, to only playing fellow independents, everything is still very much in play, Holmoe said Monday in a rare public appearance. And yes, that includes the thought of playing the mighty Alabama Crimson Tide to open the 2020 season, after reports surfaced Saturday that a BYU-Bama matchup to replace the canceled BYU-Utah game was a possibility.
College Football Playoff staying optimistic, not yet discussing contingencies amid COVID-19, director says
Dennis Dodd, CBS Sports
This is the last season for six of the 13 CFP Selection Committee members due to complete their terms. That begs the question of what would happen to the CFP itself if there is no football?
College crossroads: Is 2020 season in free fall?
Michael Smith, Sports Business Journal
The lack of any consensus among the 10 FBS leagues, and even the Power Five, reflects just how challenging it will be to stage a season that's equitable for 130 FBS schools. The opinions of college leaders are all over the board when it comes to viable scheduling models.
-Morning Consult
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Andre Toran, Montgomery Advertiser
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced Monday it was postponing all games scheduled for the fall as well as conference championships. Football, men's and women's cross country, women's soccer and women's volleyball will move to the spring.
Lawsuits allege Nebraska mishandled reports of sexual assault, harassment
Paula Lavigne, ESPN
A former Nebraska volleyball player is among nine women who filed a lawsuit Monday against the University of Nebraska, alleging that the school mishandled complaints of sexual assault and harassment, including reports involving accusations against at least five athletes. The lawsuit filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska alleges violations under the Title IX gender equity law, as well as racial discrimination, negligence and lack of due process.
BYU AD Tom Holmoe talks scheduling challenges, stadium seating, ESPN partnership … and what might be a last resort
Jay Drew, Deseret News
From playing all fall sports in the spring, to canceling the entire college football season, to finally playing Notre Dame again, to only playing fellow independents, everything is still very much in play, Holmoe said Monday in a rare public appearance. And yes, that includes the thought of playing the mighty Alabama Crimson Tide to open the 2020 season, after reports surfaced Saturday that a BYU-Bama matchup to replace the canceled BYU-Utah game was a possibility.
College Football Playoff staying optimistic, not yet discussing contingencies amid COVID-19, director says
Dennis Dodd, CBS Sports
This is the last season for six of the 13 CFP Selection Committee members due to complete their terms. That begs the question of what would happen to the CFP itself if there is no football?
College crossroads: Is 2020 season in free fall?
Michael Smith, Sports Business Journal
The lack of any consensus among the 10 FBS leagues, and even the Power Five, reflects just how challenging it will be to stage a season that's equitable for 130 FBS schools. The opinions of college leaders are all over the board when it comes to viable scheduling models.
-Morning Consult
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