Games are being canceled seemingly by the minute and there’s no end in sight as the COVID-19 pandemic spikes again and the CDC recommends no travel.
Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY
Opinion: Cincinnati should play BYU to make College Football Playoff push
BYU’s only chance to play in New Year’s Six game would be to beat a top-25 team like Cincinnati. BYU should be highly incentivized to make it happen.
Michael Jordan’s auctioned sneakers from 1991 NBA Finals to give Sonny Vaccaro closure
A pair of Air Jordans that Michael Jordan gifted to Sonny Vaccaro in 1991 signified the end of Vaccaro’s relationship with Nike and MJ.
Atlanta Hawks and Falcons team up to open early voting site for key Georgia runoff
The Atlanta Hawks turned their arena into an early voting site for the Nov. 3 election and they’re doing it again for the Georgia runoff elections.
Opinion: Nebraska getting trolled by Illinois after another loss adds to Scott Frost’s misery
Nobody was louder about playing amid a pandemic than Nebraska coach Scott Frost. Football has been played in Lincoln. It just hasn’t been played well.
Opinion: Don’t blame Florida State for being cautious in calling off Clemson game
The finger-pointing is on over the Florida State-Clemson game being called off Saturday after a Tigers player tested positive for COVID-19.
South Carolina fires football coach Will Muschamp following 2-5 start in his fifth season
South Carolina is parting ways with football coach Will Muschamp after the Gamecocks stumbled to a 2-5 start in the midst of his fifth season.
Utah State parting ways with coach Gary Andersen three games into season
Utah State parted with football coach Gary Andersen after three games this season. The Aggies started 0-3 and lost by at least 25 points in each game.
Opinion: Michigan loss to Michigan State is worst and most surprising of Jim Harbaugh era
Despite entering the game as a three-touchdown favorite over rival Michigan State, Michigan got out-played at home in a 27-24 loss.
Opinion: Big Ten football set for return — and collision course with COVID-19 surge
Big Ten presidents opted to reverse course and allow football to go ahead in 2020. Now the conference will start play as COVID-19 surges in Midwest.