An external review of the Iowa soccer program found an environment where many black players felt intimidated and degraded, and recommended that coach Kirk Ferentz and athletic director Gary Barta take steps to improve the culture. Iowa commissioned the review, conducted by Kansas City-based Husch Blackwell, after claims by more …
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Notre Dame Sports Director Jack Swarbrick said the program’s association with the ACC for the 2020 soccer season was the result of “unusual circumstances unrelated to Notre Dame’s long-term independence assessment.” The ACC board of directors approved a plan Wednesday that all conference schools and Notre Dame will play 10 …
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6:13 PM ET Andrea Adelson Near ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. He joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduated from the University of Florida. Heather Dinich Near ESPN Senior Writer College Football Reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Indiana University Graduate The ACC made its decision to schedule on Wednesday, opting for 10 …
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There is so much uncertainty and anxiety right now, a Power 5 soccer player said as he left his apartment for an afternoon workout on campus earlier this month. The player, who spoke to ESPN on condition of anonymity, recently met with school and conference officials to discuss a return …
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They highlighted unity. They had Zoom calls together for weeks, months. They were all in this together, the commissioners of the powerful college football conferences, trying to overcome a challenge like they had never seen before. Yes, good talk. That was in the spring, when both camaraderie and the football …
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