When the Pac-12 conference announced on Tuesday that it was postponing its football season, it was difficult for some of the league’s coaches not to think about the Zoom call they had the night before with athletic directors , Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott and the conference’s medical experts. A Powerpoint …
Read More »Senators set out framework for future legislation on college sports
A group of U.S. senators on Thursday morning released a list of items they see as important rights belonging to college athletes, which they hope to soon protect or enforce with federal laws. The College Athletes’ Bill of Rights aims to give athletes a greater voice in the regulatory process, …
Read More »Big 12 says it will play this 2020 football season this fall, despite Big Ten and Pac-12 delays
The board of the Big 12 voted Tuesday night to let their schools continue with the fall of 2020, the conference announced Wednesday. The conference also published its 2020 football schedule. “I’m very optimistic about the progress,” Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Wednesday. “Having said that, however, if we …
Read More »Size 12 to start on Sept. 26, Holds championship on Dec. 12
The Big 12 is still preparing for a football season in the fall of 2020. 26 sept. Is scheduled as the scheduled opening day for conference play, the conference announced Wednesday. Non-Conference Game for Big 12 teams is scheduled to start on September 12 and September 19 by Fox Sports’ …
Read More »Clemson’s Dabo Swinney says fewer teams do not hurt the value of the title
Even though two of the five power conferences will not play football this fall, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said he does not believe it will diminish the significance that comes with a national championship. Asked on Wednesday whether the absence of the Big Ten or Pac-12 “damages” the meaning of …
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