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History-making woman kicker invited to Biden inauguration
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sarah Fuller, the first woman to score in a Power Five conference football game, says she’s been invited to attend President-elect Joe...
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Bowl games look to future after weathering challenging year
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even after canceling the Tournament of Roses parade during the summer and scaling back the pregame festivities normally associated with the...
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NCAA FCS schedules nearly set with season starting in February
By Eric Olson One college football season just ended, and another one starts in just over a month. All but a few teams in the...
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NFL amends draft eligibility due to pandemic impact
By Rob Maaddi The NFL has clarified its eligibility requirements for the draft to allow college players who would’ve played a fourth season during the...
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COVID-19 shadows title game as college football season ends
By Steven Wine The end of the college football season began with a scene that would have looked bizarre 12 months ago — and will...
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Philadelphia Eagles fire coach Doug Pederson 3 years after Super Bowl win
By Rob Maadi PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Doug Pederson lost his job less than three years after he led the Philadelphia Eagles to the franchise’s only...
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Column: Let’s just get college football season over with
By Paul Newberry Let’s just get this over with. There’s nothing to celebrate as college football hobbles to the finish line of a grim season...
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Even with empty stadiums, NFL still a ratings monster
By Joe Reedy Regular-season ratings for NFL games declined this season following two straight years of increases. But in a year that saw the challenges...
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College football 2021: NCAA reforms and pandemic recovery
By Ralph Russo College football will attempt to return to normal in 2021 after a season roiled by the pandemic while also adapting to a...
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Browns don’t practice again as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on team
By Tom Withers CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield hasn’t thrown a football in four days. The Browns haven’t practiced this week. Cleveland’s return to the...
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No place like home? Host advantage vanished in year of virus
By Dave Campbell For the eight NFL teams guaranteed to host at least one game in the playoffs this month, the comfort of familiar surroundings...
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Cruel twist: Browns lose coach for playoffs due to COVID-19
By Tom Withers CLEVELAND (AP) — Amid a masked, muted celebration in the locker room after the Browns ended the NFL’s longest playoff drought, coach...
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On Football: From 2020′s best play to its weirdest moment
By Barry Wilner The Associated Press will hand out its individual NFL awards on the night before the Super Bowl in Tampa. Until then, here...
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A season often in doubt to end on time, no cancellations
By Barry Wilner During the summer, with baseball just returning from its hiatus and the NHL and NBA scrambling to build “bubbles” to complete their...
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COVID-19 changed NFL in 2020 and some shifts are permanent
By Arnie Stapleton Through plenty of potholes, seas of empty seats and enough piped-in crowd noise to make broadcasts sound like sitcom laugh tracks, the NFL...
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Sacrifice and stress: How players handled season of COVID-19
By Ralph Russo The Saturday night after winning an afternoon home game is one of the best times to be a college football player. Family...
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Music City Bowl between Iowa and Missouri canceled
The Music City Bowl between Missouri and Iowa was canceled Sunday because COVID-19 issues left the Tigers unable to play. The game scheduled for Wednesday...
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University: Utah star freshman running back Ty Jordan dead
DALLAS (AP) — Ty Jordan, a star freshman running back for the University of Utah who grew up in the Dallas area, has died, school...
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Week 16 is one NFL fans truly can celebrate: 4 days of games
By Barry Wilner Now this is a week NFL fans can truly celebrate. First off, it appears the league will complete the 2020 portion of...
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Behind the screen: How networks have adjusted to airing NFL
By Joe Reedy Fred Gaudelli wasn’t worried if NBC could successfully air “Sunday Night Football” games in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. His bigger...
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COVID, legislation, lawsuits signal change in college sports
By Eddie Pells The coronavirus was only one factor in a chain of events that consumed college sports in 2020, and is poised to do...
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NFL players take leading role on social justice front
By Barry Wilner Many NFL players have been leaders on the social justice front, and some of them are being considered for the NFL’s Walter...
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Successful season? College football played 500-plus games
By Ralph Russo Back in August, when there was still doubt about whether a college football would be played during the pandemic, Big 12 Commissioner...
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Europe the ‘next frontier’ in US college football recruiting
By Ken Maguire When Brandon Collier first called college football coaches on behalf of European kids, one of them asked, “Are they kickers and punters?”...
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‘It’s just weird’: Pandemic uncertainty on recruiting trail
By Steve Magargee The personal touch that helps coaches sell their programs to blue-chip prospects is missing this year. Restrictions brought about by the pandemic prevent...
