College Football

BADGERS

Reverse: Big Ten will try to play fall football after all

September 16, 2020 Associated Press

Players were pumped. Coaches were stoked. Fans seemed relieved. Even the president was pleased. The Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference ran a reverse Wednesday and said it […]

COLLEGE

Fleck, Gophers dismiss momentum loss: ‘Kind of make-believe’

August 19, 2020 Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In a non-coronavirus world, Minnesota was poised for another strong season following the 11-2 record and No. 10 ranking in the final Associated Press poll for 2019. Most of the starting offense stayed intact, highlighted by quarterback Tanner Morgan after his head-turning sophomore year. The long-frustrated fan base had come to life […]

BLOGS

To play or not to play? That is the question.

August 11, 2020 Dave Carney

So, the Big Ten and Pac-12 have canceled their college football seasons So did the Mountain West, as well as numerous other small schools and smaller conferences for obvious reasons. But, not everybody is on board just yet. The whole situation surrounding college football, the economics that drive it and how its employees are treated […]

BADGERS

Big Ten, Pac-12 pull plug on fall football, amid pandemic

August 11, 2020 Associated Press

The Big Ten and Pac-12 called off their fall football seasons on Tuesday because of concerns about COVID-19, taking two of college football’s five power conferences out of a crumbling season. Five months after the first spikes in coronavirus cases in the U.S. led to the cancellation of the NCAA basketball tournament, the still raging […]

BLOGS

Will college football players really hold out of the 2020 season?

August 6, 2020 Dave Carney

The Pac-12 is taking an unprecedented step towards player equality, social justice and a desire for compensation. Wednesday, it was announced the Big Ten and its football players would look for some of what the Pac-12 players are asking for. The NCAA has had a big problem brewing for quite some time. It’s been getting […]

COLLEGE

ESPN considers how to make ‘GameDay’ work during pandemic

July 16, 2020 Associated Press

For millions of college football fans, couch potato Saturdays begin with ESPN’s “College GameDay.” The COVID-19 pandemic has put this season in peril, but if it can be salvaged, so too will the sport’s most popular pregame show. “If there is college football there will be ‘College GameDay.’ Period,” said ESPN’s Lee Fitting, who oversees […]

COLLEGE

How does the Big Ten play football without open campuses?

May 7, 2020 Associated Press

Less than four months before the scheduled kickoff of the college football season, not one of the 14 schools in the Big Ten Conference can say for sure it will have students back on campus this fall — a crucial step for sports. Uncertainty about how the coronavirus pandemic will unfold through the summer has […]

UWL

UW-La Crosse announces football coach finalists

January 27, 2020 Drew Kelly

A national search for the next coach of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse football team has reached the final stage in less than two months. Interim head coach Matt Janus and John Carroll University (Ohio) defensive coordinator Joe Schaefer will each have an open forum on campus this week. Janus’ forum will be 1 p.m. […]

COLLEGE

Column: LSU makes a persuasive case as the best team ever

January 14, 2020 Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A year ago, Clemson made a pretty good case as the greatest team in college football history. It didn’t take long for another group of felines to take the standard even higher. Take a bow, LSU. The top spot on that mythical pedestal belongs to these Tigers now. With a Heisman […]

BADGERS

Following Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus to enter NFL draft

January 6, 2020 Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is losing its top running back and now its top wide receiver to the NFL. Three days after running back Jonathan Taylor declared for the NFL draft, now teammate Quintez Cephus is doing the same. The wide receiver announced Monday on Twitter and Instagram that he will skip his senior […]