College Sports
MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period
Heather Dinich, ESPN
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has suspended all fall sports indefinitely because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic but hasn't determined whether the fall schedules will be moved to the 2021 spring semester, the league announced on Thursday. The MEAC hasn't ruled out playing football and other sports in the spring and will continue to discuss the option, league sources told ESPN.
Big East cancels nonconference schedules for fall
Andrea Adelson, ESPN
The decision applies to men's and women's cross country, field hockey, men's and women's soccer and volleyball. There is no timetable for a decision on basketball scheduling.
UR, William & Mary impacted as CAA cancels football; JMU will try to play as an independent
John O'Connor, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Budget-busting coronavirus testing costs, associated NCAA guidelines and other factors will end CAA Football's goal of playing as a league this fall through a pandemic.
National Association of Basketball Coaches wants SAT and ACT eliminated as an eligibility requirement for college players
Mark Schlabach, ESPN
Calling them "longstanding forces of institutional racism," the National Association of Basketball Coaches on Thursday proposed permanently eliminating SAT and ACT requirements as part of the NCAA's initial eligibility process. The proposal originated from the NABC's Committee on Racial Reconciliation, according to a news release from the group.
Clay Helton received a 40% raise from USC following his last contract extension
Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times
The decision to extend Clay Helton's contract through the 2023 season was met with sideways glances at the time, even after USC had won 21 games, including a Rose Bowl, during his first two full seasons as head coach. So when the Trojans fell from grace in the two years that followed, tallying just 13 wins to 12 losses, the extension became an even more outsized focus of a frustrated fanbase's ire.
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MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period
Heather Dinich, ESPN
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has suspended all fall sports indefinitely because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic but hasn't determined whether the fall schedules will be moved to the 2021 spring semester, the league announced on Thursday. The MEAC hasn't ruled out playing football and other sports in the spring and will continue to discuss the option, league sources told ESPN.
Big East cancels nonconference schedules for fall
Andrea Adelson, ESPN
The decision applies to men's and women's cross country, field hockey, men's and women's soccer and volleyball. There is no timetable for a decision on basketball scheduling.
UR, William & Mary impacted as CAA cancels football; JMU will try to play as an independent
John O'Connor, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Budget-busting coronavirus testing costs, associated NCAA guidelines and other factors will end CAA Football's goal of playing as a league this fall through a pandemic.
National Association of Basketball Coaches wants SAT and ACT eliminated as an eligibility requirement for college players
Mark Schlabach, ESPN
Calling them "longstanding forces of institutional racism," the National Association of Basketball Coaches on Thursday proposed permanently eliminating SAT and ACT requirements as part of the NCAA's initial eligibility process. The proposal originated from the NABC's Committee on Racial Reconciliation, according to a news release from the group.
Clay Helton received a 40% raise from USC following his last contract extension
Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times
The decision to extend Clay Helton's contract through the 2023 season was met with sideways glances at the time, even after USC had won 21 games, including a Rose Bowl, during his first two full seasons as head coach. So when the Trojans fell from grace in the two years that followed, tallying just 13 wins to 12 losses, the extension became an even more outsized focus of a frustrated fanbase's ire.
-Morning Consult
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