Gators report 6 COVID-19 cases on football team
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The Florida Gators reports six football players have tested positive for the coronavirus. It remains unclear how this might impact the season opener against Ole Miss

Pac-12 reaches agreement for rapid COVID-19 testing

The Pac-12 has reached an agreement with a diagnostic testing company that will allow each of the conference’s 12 schools to perform daily, rapid COVID-19 tests on athletes who play close-contact sports.

NCAA to furlough its entire staff for 3-8 weeks, memo says

The NCAA will furlough its entire Indianapolis-based staff of about 600 employees for three to eight weeks in a cost-saving move.

UCF players opt out of season
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Several UCF Football players will not be playing this season, opting out due to concerns over coronavirus.

Fans will be allowed to attend UCF Football home opener at limited capacity

There’s nothing quite like a UCF Football game and the roar of the Bounce House. You can expect that roar to continue this season, though maybe not quite so loudly.

AP Top 25: Clemson No. 1, followed by Ohio State, Alabama

Clemson is the preseason No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25, a poll featuring nine Big Ten and Pac-12 teams that gives a glimpse at what has already been taken by the pandemic from an uncertain college football season.

FIU pushes back start of sports seasons

While Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to lobby for colleges and high schools to move forward with their sports seasons, Florida International University said Thursday it will delay the start of intercollegiate sports until Sept. 16.

NO UCF practice on Thursday; FIU game postponed
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Several college football programs have delayed practice during the coronavirus pandemic and one school has opted to postpone a game.

Big East Conference postpones fall sports season, joining Pac-12 and Big Ten

The Big East Conference said Wednesday that it will postpone its fall sports season, joining the Pac-12 and Big Ten in pausing play out of concern for the welfare of student-athletes during the coronavirus pandemic.

DeSantis doesn't want to punt on college football in Florida

During an appearance at Florida State University with football players and President John Thrasher, Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to pitch the return of college and high-school sports.

College football conferences debate season
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Two major college football conferences are pulling all fall sports, but the it remains unclear if others may follow.

University of Connecticut first FBS team to cancel 2020 football season

Newly-independent UConn announced it will suspend its football program for this year, citing COVID-19 health concerns, making it the first FBS team to cancel its season.

Pac-12 players, including from Cal and Stanford, threaten to opt out of football season

Some of it has to do with concerns about health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. But there are other issues – about financial compensation for athletes, and racial and social justice.

SEC goes to conference-only schedule, Sept. 26 start

The Southeastern Conference will play only league games in 2020 to deal with potential COVID-19 disruptions.

NCAA will allow student-athletes to display social justice statements on uniforms

the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved new rules that will allow student-athletes in all sports to wear patches on their uniforms in honor and support of social justice issues.

Pac-12 joins Big Ten in eliminating nonconference games this fall

The Pac-12 Conference announced Friday it would only play conference games for fall sports this year, including football, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball.

Ivy League suspends fall sports due to coronavirus pandemic

The Ivy League on Wednesday became the first Division I conference to suspend all fall sports, including football, leaving open the possibility of moving some seasons to the spring if the coronavirus pandemic is better controlled by then.