President Donald Trump said he thinks college football would make a “tragic mistake” if the sport is not played this fall. Appearing Tuesday morning on Fox Sports Radio, Trump cited the youth and general health of college players as factors that will help them prevent the most serious symptoms of …
Read More »FBS independent UMass cancels football
UMass cancels its fall football season, the school announced Tuesday. An FBS independent, UMass could try to play a season this spring, said athletic director Ryan Bamford. “The ongoing challenges surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic posed too great a risk, and we came to the conclusion that trying to play a …
Read More »Will there be college football this fall? A conference-by-conference hack
A day different from the history of college football began at 12:01 PM ET. Monday when the game’s biggest star, Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence, was among the dozens of players to tweet a statement expressing their desire to play the 2020 season and share items they feel should be addressed …
Read More »Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, Darien Rencher
The first goal of the #WeAreUnited and #WeAantToPlay movement, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence said Monday, is to ensure college football is played in 2020, but he proposes a future in which players also have a seat at the table on other issues . Lawrence and teammate Darien Rencher worked with …
Read More »Inside college footballers struggle to save the season
With the college football season reportedly on the verge of being postponed, athletes from across the Power 5 conferences have joined forces to give themselves a voice in what happens next – with the goal of eventually forming a union. Several players from across the Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Big …
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