How many different ways has it been said that this year has been a dumpster fire? For college athletics, the chaos of 2020 has unearthed deep cracks in a system of dysfunctional leadership divided by geography, politics, and mixed messaging. A single multi-billion dollar business in which a multitude of …
Read More »Gators Keep Prepping; Some Players Absent
Florida Gators football completed their first day of camp on Monday. The team continues to prepare for the season, as they work around the new protocols. One of the big topics, of course, during a pandemic is the health and safety of players. During his Monday presser, Gators head coach …
Read More »Big 12 announces they are moving ahead with football
The college football world has been rocky the past month. Some schools are opting-out of the 2020 season, while some are fighting to maintain the season. No one quite knows for sure yet what this fall football season will look like. But as of yesterday, the Big 12 announced all …
Read More »Issues That Remain in College Sports
For six of the 10 FBS conferences, college football is starting soon. Most are understanding of the decision by the other four conferences to opt-out of playing in the fall. However, some issues stand out as a result of the differences in decision making. A major one appears to be …
Read More »Mountain West Postpones Fall Sports
On Saturday, the Mid-American Conference became the first FBS conference to deliver the stunning news. It was going to postpone its fall sports season due to concerns over COVID-19. Not even three days after this announcement, a second conference has come out and said it will also delay its fall …
Read More »Big Ten, Pac-12 Postpone Seasons
This story is currently in development As August drags on, whether we have college football or not remains uncertain. Two FBS conferences have already decided to not play this fall: the Mountain West and the MAC. However, no Power Five conferences had made official decisions entering Tuesday. The two Power …
Read More »College Football Season Likely Over
We knew this was the likely outcome. But that didn’t mean we hoped for it. On Sunday, the Power Five conferences of college football held an emergency meeting. Their discussion: whether to cancel the season. It’s Starting After the MAC canceled its season over the weekend, other conferences scramble to …
Read More »Florida Ranked Eighth in First Coaches Poll
On Aug. 6, the first Coaches Poll for the 2020 College Football season came out. Rounding out the top five is Clemson, Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia and LSU. Florida ranked in the top ten at eighth. Back Where They Were Last Year This is the exact same ranking that Florida …
Read More »SEC Announces New Practice Schedule
The SEC announced a new fall preseason practice schedule on Tuesday. The first date in which practices will be allowed is Aug. 17. According to a press release by UF Director of Football Communications Skip Powers, the new SEC calendar provides student-athletes with more days off than required by the …
Read More »Big 12 Announces Scheduling Format 2020
The uncertainty of COVID-19 has forced college football to change how it will go about executing the upcoming 2020 season. In terms of Power 5 Conferences, the Big Ten was the first to come out and announce that its schedule would be modified. The PAC-12 and ACC followed suit. After …
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