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Mark Emmert, president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), speaks during a brief press availability on Capitol Hill Dec. 17, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (DREW ANGERER/Getty Images/TNS)

Mark Emmert, president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), speaks during a brief press availability on Capitol Hill Dec. 17, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (DREW ANGERER/Getty Images/TNS)

CORONAVIRUS: NCAA cancels fall championships as major football marches on

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, August 13, 2020
The NCAA called off fall championship events — a move Thursday that does not affect major college football — because not enough schools will be competing in sports such as men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball during the first semester.
Florida State coach Mike Norvell vehemently denied accusations by current player who posted on social media the officials are lying about how the coaching staff is handling safety protocols during the coronavirus pandemic. (PHIL SEARS/AP FILE PHOTO)

Florida State coach Mike Norvell vehemently denied accusations by current player who posted on social media the officials are lying about how the coaching staff is handling safety protocols during the coronavirus pandemic. (PHIL SEARS/AP FILE PHOTO)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Mike Norvell denies FSU misled players about covid-19 test results

TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Florida State coach Mike Norvell vehemently denied accusations by a current player who posted on social media the officials are lying about how the coaching staff is handling safety protocols during the coronavirus pandemic.
Columbia running back Jailen Brown (24) runs through a tackle against Oakleaf on Aug. 30, 2019. (GARY LLOYD MCCULLOUGH/Special to the Reporter)

Columbia running back Jailen Brown (24) runs through a tackle against Oakleaf on Aug. 30, 2019. (GARY LLOYD MCCULLOUGH/Special to the Reporter)

COMMENTARY: FHSAA needs to follow SMAC's recommendation and delay the start of fall sports

JORDAN KROEGER
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
It came as no surprise Wednesday when the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee recommended delaying the start of fall sports further ahead of the Florida High School Athletic Association’s board of directors’ meeting on Friday.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and FSU Head Football Coach Mike Norvell both advocate playing college football this fall. (TORI LYNN SCHNEIDER/Tallahassee Democrat/TNS)

Gov. Ron DeSantis and FSU Head Football Coach Mike Norvell both advocate playing college football this fall. (TORI LYNN SCHNEIDER/Tallahassee Democrat/TNS)

CORONAVIRUS: DeSantis pushes for college and high school football to play

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
TALLAHASSEE — As the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences both postponed their football seasons on Tuesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was pushing for college football to be played as scheduled. High school football, too.
Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren speaks about the cancellation of the men's basketball tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 12. (CHRIS SWEDA/ Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren speaks about the cancellation of the men's basketball tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 12. (CHRIS SWEDA/ Chicago Tribune/TNS)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Big Ten, Pac-12 pull plug on fall amid pandemic

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
A crumbling college football season took a massive hit Tuesday as the Big Ten and Pac-12, two historic and powerful conferences, succumbed to the pandemic and canceled their fall football seasons. Five months almost to the day after the first spikes in coronavirus cases in the U.S.
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette (27) runs for a first down during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers at TIAA Bank Field, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019 in Jacksonville. (TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE)

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette (27) runs for a first down during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers at TIAA Bank Field, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019 in Jacksonville. (TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE)

NFL: Once Jags' centerpiece, Fournette now at career crossroads

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
JACKSONVILLE — Leonard Fournette used to be considered a building block in Jacksonville. Then he ended up on the trading block. Now, the bruising running back is entering the final year of his rookie contract and facing an uncertain future with the franchise.
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey addresses the media following the announcement of the cancellation of the SEC Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena on March 12, in Nashville, Tenn. After the Power Five conference commissioners met Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, to discuss mounting concern about whether a college football season can be played in a pandemic, players took to social media to urge leaders to let them play. (ANDY LYONS/Getty Images/TNS)

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey addresses the media following the announcement of the cancellation of the SEC Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena on March 12, in Nashville, Tenn. After the Power Five conference commissioners met Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, to discuss mounting concern about whether a college football season can be played in a pandemic, players took to social media to urge leaders to let them play. (ANDY LYONS/Getty Images/TNS)

CORONAVIRUS: Trump, coaches push for college football as cracks emerge

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, August 10, 2020
President Donald Trump on Monday joined a U.S. senator and a number of coaches calling to save the college football season from a pandemic-forced shutdown as supporters pushed the premise that the players are safer because of their sport.
Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, here throwing a pass while being pressured by Clemson safety K'Von Wallace in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl in December, is among the players hoping to play college football in a safe manner this fall. (KYLE ROBERTSON/TNS)

Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, here throwing a pass while being pressured by Clemson safety K'Von Wallace in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl in December, is among the players hoping to play college football in a safe manner this fall. (KYLE ROBERTSON/TNS)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Players unite in push to save season, create union

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, August 10, 2020
Michigan defensive back Hunter Reynolds saw the tweets from Trevor Lawrence and other college football players pushing for the opportunity to play this season despite the pandemic.