The Big Ten booms to 18 schools with the move, powered by TV money, and the once-great Pac-12 dwindles to four after three more schools leave for the Big 12.
Category: Football (College)
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Abuse and Racism Accusations Bring ‘#MeToo Moment’ to Northwestern
In lawsuits, former athletes accuse the sports program of having a pervasive culture of hazing and sexual abuse, and two coaches have been fired. Lawyers say more athletes may come forward.
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Johnny Lujack, a Star Quarterback at Notre Dame, Dies at 98
He took the Irish to three national championships in the 1940s, won the Heisman Trophy in 1947 and then had a stellar (if brief) stint with the Chicago Bears.
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C.R. Roberts, Scoring Sensation in Milestone Game, Dies at 87
In 1956, he starred for the University of Southern California in a signal victory over an all-white University of Texas team after withstanding racial threats.
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University of Tennessee Fined Millions for Cash Payments to Athletes
The N.C.A.A. said Tennessee had a culture of wrongful payments to athletes, including cash for hotels, meals and car payments, among other things. The university was fined $8 million but avoided a postseason ban.
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Northwestern Fires Pat Fitzgerald, Football Coach, Amid Hazing Allegations
An investigation found that players had participated in widespread hazing for years, fostering a punishing culture.
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San Diego State Opts to Stay in the Mountain West Conference
San Diego State had to make a decision about whether to leave the Mountain West Conference. It stayed put, but a move to the Pac-12 still beckons.
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College Football Player With Down Syndrome Sues School Where He Made History
Caden Cox said he was traumatized by a campus supervisor who used slurs about people with disabilities and threatened him with a knife.
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Jets, Giants Focus on Defense in Round 1 of the N.F.L. Draft
Though prognosticators guessed that both teams might look for offensive players, the Jets chose an edge rusher from Iowa State and the Giants selected a Maryland cornerback.
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Will Georgia’s Jalen Carter Still Be a Top N.F.L. Draft Pick?
After pleading no contest to two misdemeanor charges for his role in a fatal car crash, the defensive lineman has become one of the most inscrutable prospects in Thursday’s draft.
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Transfer Portal Shows the Latest Revolving Door in College Football
Colorado has numerous scholarships available after a change in its coaching staff, serving as one of many examples of how the transfer portal has created a market similar to professional free agency.
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Anthony Richardson’s N.F.L. Draft Status Is Up in the Air
A quarterback, Richardson has a knack for high-flying plays, but he posted an uneven season at Florida. He has spent the past five months working to convince N.F.L. executives that he is a first-round pick.