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Middle Tennessee to play San Diego State in Hawaii Bowl

Nov. 28, 2022 04:10 PM EST
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Middle Tennessee will play San Diego State in the Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 24 on the campus of the University of Hawaii after the bowl game was...

Jury: NCAA not to blame in ex-USC football player's death

By Brian Melley Nov. 22, 2022 07:27 PM EST

FILE - Alana Gee, the widow of a former University of Southern California football player suing the NCAA for failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma, leaves the Stanley Mosk civil courthouse of Los Angeles Superior Court on Oct. 21, 2022. Attorneys asked a jury Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, to award $55 million to Gee in the landmark case. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Widow asks $55M from NCAA for ex-USC football player's death

By Brian Melley Nov. 21, 2022 04:48 PM EST

James Madison rallies to beat Georgia State 42-40

Nov. 19, 2022 06:17 PM EST
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Todd Centeio threw four touchdown passes, Percy Agyei-Obese ran for two scores and James Madison rallied from 20 points down to beat Georgia...

Memorial flowers and stuffed animals line walkway at Scott Stadium after three football players were killed in a shooting on the grounds of the University of Virginia Tuesday Nov. 15, 2022, in Charlottesville. Va. Authorities say three people have been killed and two others were wounded in a shooting at the University of Virginia and a student suspect is in custody. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Universities focus on athletes' mental health after crises

By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 16, 2022 05:18 PM EST

FILE - Washington State coach Nick Rolovich watches during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Stanford on Oct. 16, 2021, in Pullman, Wash. Rolovich has sued the university and Gov. Jay Inslee after he was fired last year for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. (AP Photo/Young Kwak, File)

Rolovich sues Washington St over firing for refusing vaccine

By Nicholas K. Geranios Nov. 15, 2022 03:17 PM EST

Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz talks to his offensive line on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)

Missouri coach Drinkwitz gets 2-year contract extension

By Dave Skretta Nov. 05, 2022 11:45 AM EDT

FILE - Georgia running back Herschel Walker, right, brings a smile to the face of his coach Vince Dooley as he announces that he would play football next year at Georgia rather than the USFL, Feb. 8, 1983 in Athens, Ga. Vince Dooley, the football coach who carried himself like a professor and guided Georgia for a quarter-century of success that included the 1980 national championship, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. He was 90. (AP Photo/Joe Holloway Jr., File)

Vince Dooley, longtime Georgia football coach, dies at 90

By Paul Newberry Oct. 28, 2022 05:15 PM EDT

Alana Gee, the widow of a former University of Southern California football player suing the NCAA for failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma, leaves the Stanley Mosk civil courthouse of Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. Matthew Gee died in 2018 from permanent brain damage caused by countless blows to the head he took while playing linebacker for the 1990 Rose Bowl winning team, according to the wrongful death suit filed by Alana Gee. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

EXPLAINER: What's at stake in concussion case against NCAA?

By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 28, 2022 02:48 PM EDT

Alana Gee, left, the widow of a former University of Southern California football player suing the NCAA for failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma, and her daughter, Malia, center, leave the Stanley Mosk civil courthouse of Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. Matthew Gee died in 2018 from permanent brain damage caused by countless blows to the head he took while playing linebacker for the 1990 Rose Bowl winning team, according to the wrongful death suit filed by Alana Gee. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Trial starts in concussion case of dead USC football player

By Beth Harris Oct. 21, 2022 01:08 AM EDT

In a photo provided by USC Athletics, former Southern California player Matthew Gee plays in an NCAA college football game. A lawsuit alleging that the NCAA failed to protect a former Gee from repeated concussions is nearing trial in a Los Angeles court, with a jury seated Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in what could become a landmark case. The suit filed by Gee's widow says the former USC linebacker died in 2018 from permanent brain damage caused by countless blows to the head he took while playing for the 1990 Rose Bowl-winning team. (USC Athletics via AP)

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Los Angeles FC 10/20/2022

Oct. 20, 2022 08:11 PM EDT

Concussion lawsuit against NCAA could be first to reach jury

By Brian Melley Oct. 20, 2022 04:45 PM EDT

Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec, right, falls to the turf, next to Clemson's Keith Maguire during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday Oct. 8, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

No. 13 Wake Forest aims to keep rolling vs. Boston College

By Aaron Beard Oct. 20, 2022 06:10 AM EDT

Louisville defensive back Jarvis Brownlee tackles Boston College running back Zay Flowers during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

No. 5 Clemson visits Boston College for Red Bandanna Game

By Jimmy Golen Oct. 06, 2022 12:37 PM EDT

Louisville's quarterback Malik Cunningham eyes a receiver during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Boston College, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Louisville's Cunningham undergoing concussion protocol

Oct. 04, 2022 02:16 PM EDT

NCAA gives LSU 1-year probation for ex-assistant's conduct

Sep. 22, 2022 01:50 PM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The NCAA placed LSU’s football program on one year of probation Thursday after determining that former offensive line coach James Cregg...