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Montana State head coach Brent Vigen gets a cooler of water dumped on him after an NCAA college football game in the semifinals of the FCS playoffs, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, in Bozeman, Mont. Montana State beat South Dakota State 31-17. (AP Photo/Tommy Martino)
FCS issues COVID-19 contingency plan for upcoming title game

Jan. 03, 2022 08:09 PM EST

Rose Queen Nadia Chung waves to the crowd at the 133rd Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)
New Year's Rose Parade marches on despite COVID-19 surge

Jan. 01, 2022 12:13 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2020, file photo, a 2020 Rose Parade float is seen at the start of the route at the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif. The Rose Parade and Rose Bowl college football game between Ohio State and Utah were set to go forward on New Year's Day despite surging cases of COVID-19, which forced the cancelation of the 2021 parade. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker, File)
New Year's Day Rose Parade set to go despite virus surge

Dec. 31, 2021 03:49 PM EST

No. 10 Utah Utes make Rose Bowl debut vs No. 7 Buckeyes

By The Associated Press Dec. 31, 2021 12:04 PM EST
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Rose Bowl: No. 7 Ohio State (10-2) vs. No. 10 Utah (10-3), Jan. 1, 5 p.m. Eastern (ESPN) Line: Ohio State by 4 1/2, according...

Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh speaks during a coaches luncheon ahead of the Orange Bowl NCAA college football game, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, in Miami. Michigan will play Georgia in the Orange Bowl on Friday, Dec. 31. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Avoiding coronavirus part of quieter bowl week for CFP teams

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 31, 2021 02:32 AM EST

FILE - UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson pulls back to throw a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against California on Nov. 27, 2021, in Pasadena, Calif. Thompson-Robinson was voted to The Associated Press All Pac-12 team on Friday, Dec. 10. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Holiday Bowl scrapped as virus issues hit UCLA before kick

Dec. 28, 2021 03:57 PM EST

Ohio State players C.J. Stroud, Dawand Jones, Jax Smith-Njigba and Bryson Shaw wave on a vehicle in a parade for the Rose Bowl Team Visit Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
COVID-19 concerns lead to changes in Rose Bowl buildup

By Dan Greenspan Dec. 27, 2021 11:56 PM EST

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski reacts to a call during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Virginia Tech in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
Boise State pulls out of Arizona Bowl due to COVID-19 issues

Dec. 27, 2021 05:06 PM EST

Alabama head coach Nick Saban leaves the field after the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game between Georgia and Alabama, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Atlanta. Alabama won 41-24. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
'Stay focused': CFP games arrive with pandemic raging, again

By Tim Reynolds Dec. 27, 2021 03:27 PM EST

FILE - Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell prepares to take players onto the field prior to an NCAA college football game against Miami (Ohio) Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Cincinnati. For Cincinnati (13-0), a member of the second-tier American Athletic Conference, the planets aligned. The Bearcats landed as the No. 4 seed in the CFP, invading the domain of college football's blue bloods. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)
No. 1 Alabama without OC and No. 4 Cincy arrive for CFP semi

By Stephen Hawkins Dec. 26, 2021 03:29 PM EST

Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley looks on from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Wake Forest, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
COVID outbreaks at UVa, BC scuttle Fenway, Military bowls

By Jimmy Golen Dec. 26, 2021 12:44 PM EST

FILE - The Hawaii team takes the field before an NCAA college football game against Nevada in Reno, Nev., Oct. 16, 2021. The Hawaii Bowl was canceled Thursday, Dec. 23, on the eve of the game after Hawaii withdrew because of COVID-19, season-ending injuries and transfers. “We are disappointed our season has to end this way,” Hawaii coach Todd Graham said in a statement. “As competitive as we are and as much as we want to play the game, we cannot put the health and safety of our student-athletes at risk.” (AP Photo/Tom R. Smedes, File)
Hawaii Bowl canceled on eve of game after Hawaii pulls out

Dec. 23, 2021 10:25 PM EST

Hawaii has pulled out of the Hawaii Bowl game against Memphis because of COVID-19, season-ending injuries and transfers

Dec. 23, 2021 10:14 PM EST
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii has pulled out of the Hawaii Bowl game against Memphis because of COVID-19, season-ending injuries and transfers. ...

Signage for the Gator Bowl NCAA college football game is shown outside Daily's Place and TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla., Wednesday Dec. 11, 2021. No. 23 Texas A&M won’t play in the Gator Bowl against Wake Forest on Dec. 31 because of COVID-19 issues and season-ending injuries. The 8-4 Aggies were scheduled to leave for Jacksonville on Sunday before announcing Wednesday that they wouldn’t be able to participate in the bowl game. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)/The Florida Times-Union via AP)
Rutgers to replace Texas A&M in Gator Bowl vs. Wake Forest

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 23, 2021 12:57 PM EST

Workers load cars onto a storage cart after an NCAA college basketball game between Kansas and Colorado was canceled two hours before tipoff, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
ACC, Pac-12 revise forfeit plan for called-off league games

By The Associated Press Dec. 22, 2021 03:21 PM EST

FILE - The College Football Playoff logo is shown on the field at AT&T Stadium before the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and Alabama in Arlington, Texas, Jan. 1, 2021. If a team is unavailable to play in College Football Playoff semifinals on Dec. 31 because of COVID-19 issues, the game will be forfeited and the available team will advance to the championship game. With COVID-19 cases spiking across the country due to the omicron variant, the CFP announced Wednesday, Dec. 22, contingency plans for the semifinals and national championship game, which is scheduled for Jan. 10 in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman, File)
No makeups for CFP semis if team can't play due to virus

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 22, 2021 02:12 PM EST

Texas A&M pulls out of Gator Bowl against Wake Forest due to COVID-19 issues, season-ending injuries

Dec. 22, 2021 01:53 PM EST
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M pulls out of Gator Bowl against Wake Forest due to COVID-19 issues, season-ending injuries. ...

Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing reacts during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Syracuse, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Miami officials say football team is now in virus protocols

By The Associated Press Dec. 21, 2021 04:22 PM EST

FILE - Johnny Rodgers, the 1972 Heisman Trophy winner, smiles and waves to a well-wisher after he was granted a pardon for his felony conviction for robbing a gas station in 1970, at a state board of pardons hearing Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, in Lincoln, Neb. Rodgers, the 1972 Heisman Trophy winner and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, is in an Omaha hospital intensive care unit with COVID-19. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Unvaxxed '72 Heisman winner: Fitness sped COVID-19 recovery

By Eric Olson Dec. 14, 2021 06:44 PM EST

Mario Cristobal, left, Miami's new football coach, makes the sign of the "U" with Harry Rothwell, right, after being introduced at a NCAA college football news conference, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, in Coral Gables, Fla. Cristobal is returning to his alma mater, where he won two championships as a player. Rothwell is a local businessman and Hurricanes fan. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Column: Big-money coaches a symptom of misguided priorities

By Paul Newberry Dec. 10, 2021 03:29 PM EST