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MAC pushes fall sports to spring In many ways, the Mid-American Conference has little in common with Power Five leagues that first come to mind when fans think of major college football. by Associated Press Published Aug. 8 2020 @ 11:45pm

SEC adds Alabama, LSU to Missouri's football slate A week ago, before the Missouri football team knew its two additional Southeastern Conference opponents in the coronavirus-altered 2020 schedule, head coach Eliah Drinkwitz posted a joke version of the schedule on Twitter. by Colin O'Brien Published Aug. 7 2020 @ 11:15pm

Big 12 to allow teams to play one non-conference football game Big 12 schools agreed Monday night to play one non-conference football game this year to go along with their nine league contests as plans for the pandemic-altered 2020 season continued to fall into place. by Associated Press Published Aug. 4 2020 @ 12:10am

Pac-12 football players urge opt-out amid COVID-19 concerns A group of Pac-12 football players Sunday threatened to opt out of the coming season unless its concerns about competing during the COVID-19 pandemic and other racial and economic issues in college sports are addressed. by Associated Press Published Aug. 3 2020 @ 12:05am

AMC gives go-ahead for William Woods to play fall sports While some fall sports have been postponed for Westminster, all fall sports have been green-lighted to go on at William Woods. The American Midwest Conference's Council of Presidents voted Friday to move forward with the fall sports season as scheduled, the conference announced in a press release. by Greg Jackson Published Aug. 2 2020 @ 2:00am

SEC must navigate 10 games against league foes The Southeastern Conference has long touted itself as the nation's toughest football league from top to bottom. That begs the question: How hard will it be to win the SEC this season? by Associated Press Published Aug. 2 2020 @ 12:50am

SEC to play conference-only games in 2020 football season The Southeastern Conference has taken a drastic step to preserve college football games and the corresponding lucrative television contracts this fall by mandating a 10-game, conference-only schedule. by Colin O'Brien Published Jul. 31 2020 @ 12:40am

UMAC latest conference to postpone football season The Westminster Blue Jays football season will be pushed back to spring 2021, the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference announced in a press release Thursday. by Greg Jackson Published Jul. 31 2020 @ 12:05am

Former Illinois, New Mexico St. coach Henson dies at 88 Lou Henson, the plain-spoken coach who took New Mexico State and Illinois to the Final Four during a 21-year career that included nearly 800 victories and a feud with fellow Big Ten coach Bob Knight, has died. He was 88. by Associated Press Published Jul. 30 2020 @ 12:20am

ACC schedule includes Notre Dame, 10 conference games The Atlantic Coast Conference reworked its football schedule Wednesday to allow each team to play 11 games and to incorporate Notre Dame, which is giving up its cherished independence in a year turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic. by Associated Press Published Jul. 30 2020 @ 12:15am

SLIAC pushes back Westminster's soccer, volleyball seasons to spring 2021 The Westminster men's and women's soccer teams and volleyball team will have their 2020 season pushed back to the spring, the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced Monday afternoon. by Greg Jackson Published Jul. 28 2020 @ 1:00am

Oklahoma to face Missouri State a week early in football Oklahoma has moved its football opener against Missouri State up a week to Saturday, Aug. 29. by Associated Press Published Jul. 26 2020 @ 12:00am

Missouri men's basketball trio returning next season In a move that was largely expected even before the coronavirus pandemic threw the professional and NCAA sporting worlds into chaos, Missouri men's basketball players Xavier Pinson, Jeremiah Tilmon Jr. and Mitchell Smith will withdraw from the NBA Draft process and return next season. by Colin O'Brien Published Jul. 25 2020 @ 12:30am

NCAA heeds Division I's pleas for patience on fall sports Heeding pleas for patience from college sports leaders, the NCAA Board of Governors held off on making any decisions about whether to hold championship events in fall sports during the coronavirus pandemic. by Associated Press Published Jul. 25 2020 @ 12:05am