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Texas A&M-Notre Dame matchup will be in prime time on ABC on Aug. 31
Read full article: Texas A&M-Notre Dame matchup will be in prime time on ABC on Aug. 31The first full week of the upcoming college football season will feature a Saturday tripleheader on ABC, including Texas A&M hosting Notre Dame in prime time.
Pentagon leaders press Congress for Ukraine funding, saying battlefield situation is dire
Read full article: Pentagon leaders press Congress for Ukraine funding, saying battlefield situation is direPentagon leaders are telling Congress that Ukraine and Israel both desperately need the military weapons that are being held up by Congressโ failure to pass a funding package.
SEC fines South Carolina $100,000 for fans on the court after Kentucky win
Read full article: SEC fines South Carolina $100,000 for fans on the court after Kentucky winThe Southeastern Conference has fined South Carolina $100,000 for fans storming the court after the Gamecocks 79-62 win over No. 6 Kentucky on Tuesday night.
Mississippi State fires Zach Arnett as head coach in 1st season after succeeding the late Mike Leach
Read full article: Mississippi State fires Zach Arnett as head coach in 1st season after succeeding the late Mike LeachMississippi State has fired Zach Arnett after less than one season as head coach, just under a year since he took over the Bulldogs after the tragic passing of Mike Leach from a heart issue.
No. 14 Tennessee heads to No. 16 Missouri for first meeting with both teams ranked
Read full article: No. 14 Tennessee heads to No. 16 Missouri for first meeting with both teams rankedNo. 14 Tennessee visits No. 16 Missouri on Saturday for the first meeting between the SEC schools when both were ranked in the Top 25.
Miller scores 30 points as No. 4 Alabama beats Vandy 78-66
Read full article: Miller scores 30 points as No. 4 Alabama beats Vandy 78-66Freshman Brandon Miller scored 30 points as the fourth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide beat Vanderbilt 78-66 Tuesday night for their seventh straight victory two days after a teammate was charged with capital murder.
Ohio State is 5 in second-to-last CFP rankings behind USC
Read full article: Ohio State is 5 in second-to-last CFP rankings behind USCOhio State was No. 5 in the second-to-last College Football Playoff rankings, positioned to possibly take advantage if one of the top four slips up on championship weekend.
No. 1 Georgia rallies from 10 down to beat Missouri 26-22
Read full article: No. 1 Georgia rallies from 10 down to beat Missouri 26-22Daijun Edwards plunged into the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown with just over 4 minutes to go to help top-ranked Georgia rally from 10 points down in the fourth quarter to beat Missouri 26-22.
Georgia, Alabama coping with high expectations at top of SEC
Read full article: Georgia, Alabama coping with high expectations at top of SECLife at the top of the Southeastern Conference can be difficult, especially when anything short of a national championship in football is considered unsatisfactory.
SEC, Big East alter basketball policies as COVID cases spike
Read full article: SEC, Big East alter basketball policies as COVID cases spikeThe Southeastern Conference and Big East Conference have updated their policies for basketball game postponements, cancellations and rescheduling to give more leniancy to teams that are unable to play because of spiking COVID-19 cases.
No. 3 A&M beats No. 5 South Carolina 65-57 for SEC title
Read full article: No. 3 A&M beats No. 5 South Carolina 65-57 for SEC title3 Texas A&M to a 65-57 win over fifth-ranked South Carolina on Sunday to give the Aggies their first regular-season Southeastern Conference title. The Aggies outscored South Carolina (19-4, 14-2) 19-8 in the third quarter to take a commanding lead before the Gamecocks get back in it late. The Aggies added one free throw before Hendersonโs 3-pointer cut the lead to 57-54 with five minutes to go. The Aggies added a basket after that before South Carolina got its first field goal of the second half on a layup by Lele Grissett a few seconds later. A 5-0 run by Texas A&M, with another 3 by Nixon, came next to make it 52-37 and spur South Carolina coach Dawn Staley to call a timeout.
No. 20 Arkansasโ big run flusters No. 6 Alabama
Read full article: No. 20 Arkansasโ big run flusters No. 6 Alabamaโ It had been nearly a quarter-century since Arkansas had played a ranked team at home, let alone beaten one there. 20 Arkansas ended both those droughts Wednesday night, beating sixth-ranked Alabama, 81-66. Arkansas hasnโt lost an SEC game since. Arkansasโ big run clearly flustered Alabama, resulting in Petty picking up a technical foul after arguing a no-call with 6:55 left. AdBIG PICTUREAlabama still sits comfortably atop the SEC standings with a two-game lead over the next closest team, Arkansas.
Virus postponements hit SEC, Big Ten; 8 games across FBS
Read full article: Virus postponements hit SEC, Big Ten; 8 games across FBSAmong the three SEC games still on for this Saturday, Arkansas will visit No. Orgeron said he expects most of his players in quarantine due to contact tracing back next week. Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher said his team only had two positive cases as of Wednesday afternoon, but contact tracing had taken a toll. โCandidly, the numbers around contact tracing have emerged as one of our biggest challenges to playing. โThe contact tracing has the potential to magnify even one positive test,โ Sankey said.
No. 1 Alabama-LSU, No. 5 Texas A&M-Tennessee postponed
Read full article: No. 1 Alabama-LSU, No. 5 Texas A&M-Tennessee postponed5 Texas A&M at Tennessee will not be played Saturday because of COVID-19 issues, raising the number of Southeastern Conference games postponed this week to three. 24 Auburn's game at Mississippi State was postponed because of COVID-19 positive tests and contact tracing within the Bulldogs' program. Auburn also has โa handful of close contactโ cases having to quarantine, in addition to the positive tests, coach Gus Malzahn said. 6 Florida on Saturday after having two positive COVID-19 tests. In the American Athletic Conference, Navy's game at Memphis on Saturday was postponed because of positive COVID-19 tests at the Naval Academy.
Postponement, outbreaks: SEC takes a hit from COVID-19
Read full article: Postponement, outbreaks: SEC takes a hit from COVID-19The conference on Monday postponed Saturdayโs game between No. 20 Auburn and Mississippi State because of positive COVID-19 cases and quarantining within the Bulldogsโ program. Mississippi State coach Mike Leach said the Bulldogs were just a player away from having to postpone last Saturdayโs game against Vanderbilt. 5 Texas A&M paused in-person activities after a player and a staff member tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from a win at South Carolina. LSU is battling an outbreak that could put Saturday's game against No.
Virus wreaking havoc on SEC with Saban now testing positive
Read full article: Virus wreaking havoc on SEC with Saban now testing positive10 Florida's game against defending national champion LSU was postponed Wednesday to tentatively Dec. 12 after the SEC postponed Missouri-Vanderbilt on Monday. Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason is going through a similar situation. To play, the SEC requires at least 53 on game days. Timing is critical depending on the day of the week a positive test or tracing result returns. โEvery time youโre taking a test," Mason said, โyou're crossing your fingers ... you don't have anybody in harm's way."
US colleges struggle to salvage semester amid outbreaks
Read full article: US colleges struggle to salvage semester amid outbreaksSeveral teams in other leagues have had to postpone games because of outbreaks among players and staff. Ron DeSantis, alarmed by what he sees as draconian rules on college campuses, said he is drawing up a โbill of rightsโ for college students. The University of Wisconsin-Madison had seen more than 2,800 confirmed cases in students as of Friday. At Kansas State University, more than 2,200 students have been placed in quarantine or isolation since class began. But Mariscano said universities should expect college students to act like college students.
AP Top 25: Clemson No. 1, followed by Ohio State, Alabama
Read full article: AP Top 25: Clemson No. 1, followed by Ohio State, Alabama4 and defending Big 12 champion Oklahoma is No. For now, big conference games such as Ohio State-Michigan and Washington-Washington State could still be made up in the spring. All Division I teams were eligible for the preseason AP Top 25, but after the season starts, only teams scheduled to play in the fall are eligible. STREAKINGOhio State extended the longest active streak of preseason Top 25 appearances with 32, followed by Oklahoma with 21, LSU with 20, Georgia with 19, Alabama with 13 and Clemson with nine. Big 12 โ 4 (Nos.
For now, ACC, SEC plan to continue with football this fall
Read full article: For now, ACC, SEC plan to continue with football this fallROANOKE, Va. While the Big Ten and Pac-12 announced on Tuesday they will not have sports this fall, it appears thats not the approach all colleges will be taking. On Tuesday evening, within minutes of each other, the ACC and SEC, released statements. First was the ACC, which announced the following:The ACC will continue to make decisions based on medical advice, inclusive of our Medical Advisory Group, local and state health guidelines, and do so in a way that appropriately coincides with our universities academic missions. We will continue to follow our process that has been in place for months and has served us well. I remain comfortable with the thorough and deliberate approach that the SEC and our 14 members are taking to support a healthy environment for our student-athletes.