Rivalry Week is here… or something resembling Rivalry Week in the 2020 college football season. We still have a few more weeks of regular season games and makeup games after this. There’s no Michigan-Ohio State. Nick Saban won’t be at the Iron Bowl. It’s going to be a weird one. Alabama announced today that Saban […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 12
Once again, we’re dealing with a pretty abbreviated college football schedule. The list of currently canceled or postponed games is at 15 and growing, making it likely that this will wind up being the week with the most games pushed off that we’ve had so far this season. Luckily, there are still a number of […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 11
This week has been more negatively impacted by COVID-19 than any other so far. A huge chunk of the SEC slate, including the rivalry game between Alabama and LSU, has been postponed, leaving something of a light College Football Saturday this weekend. Texas A&M at Tennessee, Georgia at Mizzou, and Auburn at Mississippi State are […]
Read MorePac-12 Announces Cancellation Of Another CFB Game
The Pac-12’s 2020 football season hasn’t even started, but it’s already off to a nightmarish start. This weekend’s conference game between the Arizona Wildcats and Utah Utes has been cancelled. The Utah Utes have reportedly experience a team-wide coronavirus outbreak, per the Pac-12’s announcement. Utah’s high case count has forced the conference to cancel this […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 10
With the return of the MAC this week, and the Pac-12 this weekend, the vast majority of the FBS world will be underway, at long last. We have our first full-looking college football slate of the weekend, featuring games from all Power Five conferences. The headliner of the weekend comes out of the ACC. No. […]
Read MorePac-12 Announces Major Step Toward Potential Return To Football
The Pac-12 won’t be playing football right away this fall. But the conference commissioner Larry Scott announced on Thursday a major step in the potential return of football. The Pac-12 made the decision last month to delay the 2020 football season until next year. It’s still unclear when the season would actually begin, though. But […]
Read MoreLegendary CBB Coach Lute Olson Has Passed Away
Lute Olson, a Basketball Hall of Famer and national championship-winning head coach with the Arizona Wildcats, has died. He was 85 years old. Olson is best known as the longtime former head coach of Arizona men’s basketball. He took over the Wildcats in 1983, leading the team until 2008. His 1997 Arizona team, featuring five […]
Read MoreList Of Pac-12 Players Named Media Contacts For The Opt Out
A group of Pac-12 football players are considering a boycott of the upcoming college football season. With less than two months until the league is scheduled to start a delayed 2020 season, the group has released a list of demands pertaining to the ongoing pandemic, as well as racial injustice within college sports and the […]
Read MorePac-12 Moves Major Rivalry Games To Week 1 In New Schedule
To account for its modified conference-only schedule, the new Pac-12 football slate has moved some huge rivalry games up on the calendar. With the new schedule release, two major rivalry games are being moved from the end of the season to the start of it. Perhaps the biggest is the UCLA-USC game, originally slated for […]
Read MoreCollege Football Player Suspended For Violating COVID-19 Protocols
If sports are going to take place this fall, it’s imperative that athletes follow the guidelines laid out in front of them. On Tuesday, Arizona’s football team had to suspend one of its student-athletes because they violated the team’s COVID-19 protocols. According to Tuscon.com, the Wildcats suspended offensive lineman Edgar Burrola. He was reportedly not […]
Read MoreThe Pac-12 Is Reportedly Finalizing 2020 Schedule
Earlier this month, the Pac-12 announced its decision to play a conference-only schedule. We now have more details on what Pac-12 football will look like this fall. The previous announcement means the cancellation of some major college football games this fall. Alabama-USC is the headliner, but we were also set for games like Oregon State […]
Read MorePhiladelphia Eagles Waive Notable Rookie Wide Receiver
The Philadelphia Eagles have waived former Arizona Wildcats star quarterback Khalil Tate ahead of the 2020 season. Tate was a star for the Arizona Wildcats during his collegiate career, emerging onto the college football national landscape in the 2017 season. The dual-threat quarterback threw for 6,318 yards and 57 touchdowns and ran for an additional […]
Read MoreReport: Pac-12 Players Threatening 2020 Season Boycott If ‘Demands’ Aren’t Met
A group of Pac-12 players are threatening to boycott the 2020 season if a list of “demands” aren’t met, or at least addressed, per a report by a former quarterback in the league. Former Arizona State quarterback and current podcast host Rudy Carpenter dished out a series of tweets regarding the situation on Friday. According […]
Read MorePac-12 Makes Official Announcement About 2020 Football Season
The Pac-12 is joining the Big Ten in its handling of the current public health crisis. The conference just announced that it will move to a conference-only schedule for fall sports, including football. The move was expected over the last few days, after the Big Ten’s came down. Nicole Auerbach and Bruce Feldman broke the […]
Read MoreReport: Fall Pac-12 Football Season Is Now ‘Less Likely’
The Big Ten has reportedly made a decision on the 2020 college football season, as the league is expected to play a conference-only schedule this fall. It appears this is just the first domino to fall. According to 247Sports, the Pac-12 football season could be in jeopardy. Representatives from each team are reportedly going to […]
Read MoreMajor School Hits ‘Pause’ On Having Athletes Return To Campus
As student-athletes are beginning to return to campus across the country, one major school is hitting the “pause” button. The University of Arizona announced on Monday evening that it is halting the return of its Wildcats student-athletes. Coronavirus case numbers are rising in the area. There has been one positive test result among the 83 […]
Read MoreOklahoma State Punishment Could Be ‘Bad News’ For These 4 CBB Programs
NCAA hammered Oklahoma State hoops with sanctions today as punishment for their role in the college basketball bribery scandal, which drew the attention of the FBI a few years ago. That bodes very poorly for a quartet of top college basketball programs who are also under investigation. For nearly two years the sport has been […]
Read MoreFormer NBA Star Jason Terry Reportedly Lands College Job
Former NBA star Jason Terry is reportedly joining the college coaching ranks. Terry, 42, has reportedly landed an assistant coaching gig at the University of Arizona, where he played collegiately. Terry’s hiring is reportedly expected to be made official on Thursday. NBA insider Shams Charania reported the news on Wednesday evening. Terry is reportedly leaving […]
Read MorePac-12 Announces When Sports Workouts Can Resume
The NCAA and individual conferences are working together to usher student-athletes back to campus. The Pac-12 is the latest conference to make a major announcement regarding the commencement of “voluntary in-person athletic workouts.” Like others, the Pac-12 cancelled winter and spring sports as the nationwide pandemic became more prevalent a few months ago. But COVID-19 […]
Read MoreCollege Football Site Names Top 10 Coaches On Hot Seat
Clay Helton really needs to win some big games this coming college football season. That much has become very clear. On many preseason rankings, Clay Helton sits atop most college football hot seat lists. Most fully expected the Trojans head coach to be fired after the 2019 season. He survived to start one more year, […]
Read MoreAlabama Schedules Non-Conferences Series With Pac-12 Program
Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide don’t schedule too many non-conference games out on the West Coast. But Alabama’s latest scheduling addition features a notable Pac-12 program. Unfortunately, we won’t see the games played for another decade. The Tide will face the Arizona Wildcats in 2032 and 2033. Alabama will host the first game at […]
Read MoreThe Final Rankings For 2020 CBB Recruiting Classes Have Been Revealed
On Wednesday, the final rankings for the 2020 recruiting class were revealed. The top 10 included several blue bloods in college basketball, but there were also a few programs that surprisingly put together an elite group of recruits. Earlier this week, the Kentucky Wildcats clinched the No. 1 recruiting class for the 2020 cycle. It’s […]
Read MorePac-12 Commissioner ‘Increasingly Optimistic’ About College Football This Fall
For the last few weeks, much of the college football world has seemed pretty resigned to the sport getting pushed back some amount. For those who are hanging their hats on football being back this fall, Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott has some optimism for you. Scott recently spoke to Jon Wilner of The Mercury News about […]
Read MoreZiaire Williams, No. 5 Recruit In 2020 Class, Announces Commitment Date
Two of the best recruits in the country will be announcing their decisions very soon. On Friday, five-star guard Jalen Green announced that he’ll be committing on Apr. 17 on Instagram Live. Fast forward a day later, and five-star forward Ziaire Williams shared his decision date. Williams is the No. 5 overall recruit and No. […]
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