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Loyola Chicago to join Atlantic 10 in 2022, leaving MVC after 8 years The Athletic Loyola Chicago is officially the Atlantic 10's newest member, the league announced on Tuesday, and is expected to join the conference on July 1, 2022. The Ramblers have been members of the Missouri Valley Conference since July 2013. Western Michigan University reaches settlement in lawsuit over COVID-19 vaccine mandate for athletes Patrick Nothaft, MLive.com As part of the proposed settlement, which Federal District Court Judge Paul L. Maloney had yet to sign as of Tuesday morning, WMU will agree to drop its vaccine requirement for the 16 student-athletes that challenged the policy on religious grounds, though the university can require the student-athletes to wear a face coverings during team activities and submit to COVID-19 testing weekly or more frequently. Lack of consistency, absence of a team identity led Virginia Tech to part ways with coach Justin Fuente, AD says Steve Lyttle, The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot Virginia Tech announced Tuesday morning that Fuente was gone, replaced for the final two games by interim head coach J.C. Price, the defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator. Fuente, 45, had a 43-31 record since coming to Blacksburg from Memphis in 2016. Kansas walk-on FB Jared Casey lands NIL deals after game-winning heroics vs. Texas Chris Low, ESPN Walk-on fullback Jared Casey, whose dramatic 2-point conversion catch Saturday lifted Kansas to its first win in football over Texas in Austin, is cashing in on his newfound fame. Casey has agreed to name, image and likeness (NIL) deals with Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar restaurants in Kansas as well as Lewis Automotive Group, a dealership with locations in Topeka, Kansas and Hays, Kansas, which is the closest town of any size to Casey's hometown of Plainville in the northwest part of the state. |
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