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Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY

Sports

Alabama, Georgia and LSU get good news with updated conference-only 2020 SEC football schedule

August 7, 2020 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY Comments Off on Alabama, Georgia and LSU get good news with updated conference-only 2020 SEC football schedule

Alabama, Georgia and LSU – ranked No. 3, 4 and 5 in the Amway Coaches Poll – avoided adding risky games when the SEC released its updated schedule.

Sports

Opinion: Only a matter of time before college athletes use all of their power to dismantle system

August 7, 2020 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY Comments Off on Opinion: Only a matter of time before college athletes use all of their power to dismantle system

At some point in coming years, college athletes will boycott a major sports event, or a star player who leads a movement will help destroy amateurism.

Sports

Opinion: COVID-19 will affect college football season. But how will it inform rankings of Amway Coaches Poll voters?

August 6, 2020 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY Comments Off on Opinion: COVID-19 will affect college football season. But how will it inform rankings of Amway Coaches Poll voters?

How do Amway Coaches Poll voters account for a team that shows up but is missing most of its wide receivers or first string offensive line?

Sports

Opinion: What’s the rush? ACC pressing forward with football is part of big college sports gamble in coronavirus era

July 29, 2020 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY Comments Off on Opinion: What’s the rush? ACC pressing forward with football is part of big college sports gamble in coronavirus era

The ACC announced a schedule for the start of college football. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, it’s a big gamble for college sports to not wait.

Sports

Opinion: COVID-19 truthers in sports like Michael Porter Jr. undermine leagues’ restart successes

July 29, 2020 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY Comments Off on Opinion: COVID-19 truthers in sports like Michael Porter Jr. undermine leagues’ restart successes

As list of COVID-19 truthers grows, it’s clear misinformation is going to be a major challenge for sports – potentially ruining league restarts.

Sports

Opinion: College football programs fighting another opponent in pandemic: mental health

July 25, 2020July 25, 2020 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY Comments Off on Opinion: College football programs fighting another opponent in pandemic: mental health

Even before a pandemic, college programs were more attuned to the mental health of players, but a fall without football would present a new challenge.

Sports

Opinion: If New Mexico’s governor stops college football in that state because of COVID-19, could others follow?

July 22, 2020 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY Comments Off on Opinion: If New Mexico’s governor stops college football in that state because of COVID-19, could others follow?

Whether New Mexico’s governor can force colleges to postpone football is unclear. But it’s notable she is the first significant political voice trying

News

Opinion: NFL, college football will increase strain on nation’s COVID-19 testing capacity

July 22, 2020 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY Comments Off on Opinion: NFL, college football will increase strain on nation’s COVID-19 testing capacity

No matter how you explain it, sports are cutting the line and using testing resources that seem to be scarce in too many areas of the country.

Sports

Opinion: NFL had the most time to deal with COVID-19 and appears to have done the least

July 20, 2020 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY Comments Off on Opinion: NFL had the most time to deal with COVID-19 and appears to have done the least

Despite having the most time, the NFL has apparently done the least over the last four months to deal with COVID-19. How does that happen?

Sports

Opinion: If college football is scrapped, blame America’s utter failure in COVID-19 testing

July 16, 2020July 17, 2020 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY Comments Off on Opinion: If college football is scrapped, blame America’s utter failure in COVID-19 testing

Once-a-week COVID-19 testing in college football isn’t enough to keep virus out. Blame our country’s complete failure on tests if season is scrapped.

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