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Week 1 has arrived without many real answers to questions on how to handle the possibility of COVID-19 related game postponements. Before the Pac-12 decided against playing a fall football season, conference medical experts and administrators began exploring the tricky issue of developing policies for in-season interruptions. How many COVID-related cases makes a team ineligible to play? What exactly determines a no-contest or a postponement? Who has the final say on these decisions? “It becomes a very difficult calculation,” says Doug Aukerman, Oregon State’s team doctor and the chair of the Pac-12 medical advisory board who was part of the discussions. “You have to think about a lot of different pieces.” Week 1 of college football—at least the FBS version—has arrived without many real answers to those pressing questions. In just three days, Southern Miss hosts South Alabama and Central Arkansas plays UAB to kickoff what is sure to be the most bizarre football season in modern A...
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College football is back. After this Summer it is kind of hard to believe but the sport has officially kicked off. However, how much different will this season look compared to what fans are used to? Sports Illustrated host Robin Lundberg spoke with SI senior writer Pat Forde to get his assessment on what to expect from this year as well as his thoughts on the current mood around college football. For more college football coverage: MMQB: Anthony Lynn on His COVID and Chargers’ QBs, the Miraculous Alex Smith, College Football’s MessPodcast: Why College Football Has No Consensus From Medical ExpertsThe Media Canceled College Football? I'll Take the Credit, Thanks
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The 2020 season debut of Forde-Yard Dash includes a scouting report on how the 2020 season will be different from any of the 150 that preceded it. Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football (Central Arkansas national championship merchandise sold separately): FIRST QUARTER: HERE GOES … SOMETHING We have arrived at the soft launch of a strange season. We are tiptoeing into college football, when we are accustomed to a full charge like Ralphie thundering around Folsom Field and a marching band strutting across the grass. Week Zero featured one game, between FCS opponents. It was an entertaining and exciting game, a welcome return for those of us who have been jonesing since January, but still. Now here comes a nine-game Week One slate that consists of odds and ends—some Group of Five conference alphabet soup, plus BYU-Navy as the downsized headliner on Labor Day night. Better than nothing, certainly. (As long as playing games doesn’t lead to a viru...
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Kentucky Football Players Leave Practice in Support of Social Justice Protests Players on the Kentucky football team skip practice Thursday in support of recent social justice protests. Mississippi State football players also decided not to practice Thursday, joining Boston College and South Florida in player-led protests. FOR MORE CONTENT FROM SI: How Gigi Wu Found and Lost Herself in the CloudsInside the Dolphins’ Preparation to Have Fans at Hard Rock Stadium2020 Fantasy Football Draft Guide Live Stream: TONIGHT at 9:00 pm ETNFL Players Are Helping to Shine a Massive Spotlight on What's Happening in AmericaArik Gilbert is the Gatorade Male High School Athlete of the YearPaige Bueckers is the Gatorade Female High School Athlete of the YearLate Bloomer Damian Priest Reaches New Heights in ‘TakeOver XXX’ Ladder MatchChris Webber, Kenny Smith Stand Out During Surreal, Memorable Day in Sports: TRAINA THOUGHTS
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The school said in a post shared on social media that "We stand together as a UK football family." Players on the Kentucky football team decided to skip practice Thursday in support of recent social justice protests, a UK spokesperson told the Louisville Courier-Journal. Instead of practice, the players chose to meet and "discuss more ways to promote their influence and be a part of effective change," per a UK spokesperson. The school said in a post shared on social media that, "We stand together as a UK football family." "United to promote influence to the public, to learn, understand, and embrace our racial, cultural and spiritual differences and similarities," the school said in a statement. "We are a diverse team and we want our voices and actions to influence the community to make a positive change." According to Sports Illustrated 's Ross Dellenger, Mississippi State football players also decided not to practice Th...
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Eight Nebraska football players have filed a lawsuit against the Big Ten conference and are seeking a reversal of the Big Ten's decision to postpone fall sports. Eight Nebraska football players have filed a lawsuit against the Big Ten conference and are seeking a reversal of the Big Ten's decision to postpone fall sports. In a statement from Mike Flood, the lead attorney for the eight students, Flood said that the lawsuit also looks to "award temporary and permanent injunctive relief," and award "nominal damages for breach of contract and tortious interference." "This lawsuit isn't about money or damages, it's about real-life relief," Flood said. "These student athletes have followed all the precautions, underwent regular testing, and live according to the prescribed guidelines of the world-class experts at UNMC all for the chance to play football in September." The lawsuit contends that the league's August 11 decision s...
