Pablo Fields was driving Tuesday afternoon on Cobb Parkway in Kennesaw, Ga., When he heard the news: His son Justin’s young football season in Ohio State was – at best – postponed by the Big Ten Conference. “I pulled,” Pablo Fields said. “It was a really, really bad day, one …
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At the end of a span of seven days of unusual tumult in the athletic history of the colleges, I walked back with a leading figure from the sector who offered this hefty quote to me last Saturday: ‘I remember’ the end of the week the autumn sport is postponed …
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Amid the rising seas of pandemic broadcasts, Football Island is now the only thing left. That eroding strip of land is where the definitive battle for college athletics will be fought in an endless summer of fear. Part passion, part politics and part pay controls, this squabble comes down to …
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Despite the current unknowns and events surrounding the (hopeful) season of college football this fall, Lane Kiffin found a way to bring some humor into a time of uncertainty and doubt. The former Alabama offensive coordinator and current head coach of Ole Miss Rebels posted a funny picture on Twitter …
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The Independent employs reporters around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider making a contribution. Donald Trump claims men are “being insulted” by Joe Biden’s plan to select a woman as his running mate on the Democratic ticket. “He roped himself into a certain …
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