Protests and demonstrations
Late drive lifts Penn to 20-13 win over Yale after protest

Oct. 22, 2022 05:45 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jonathan Mulatu went over left tackle for a 1-yard touchdown with 20 seconds left to lift Penn to a 20-13 win over Yale on Saturday, a homecoming...

Hampton holds off late Howard rally, wins 31-28

Sep. 03, 2022 10:56 PM EDT
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Jadakis Bonds and Darran Butts each had a touchdown catch and Hampton won its season opener with a 31-28 victory over Howard on Saturday night. ...

FILE - Jon Vaughn, a former University of Michigan football player speaks to the media in Ann Arbor, Mich., June 16, 2021. Vaughn's small blue-and-white camper, which has been parked outside the home of the University of Michigan's president since early October has been removed, Vaughn says. The former star running back for the university's Wolverines football team set up the camp to protest the sexual abuse he and more than 1,000 other students say they suffered at the hands of the university's late sports doctor Robert Anderson. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Ex-U. of Michigan athlete's protest encampment is removed

By Mike Householder Mar. 08, 2022 09:56 AM EST

Arkansas State stages late rally to snap eight-game skid

Nov. 13, 2021 10:02 PM EST
MONROE, La. (AP) — Layne Hatcher threw for 444 yards and two touchdowns, Blake Grupe kicked the go-ahead field goal with 77 seconds remaining and Arkansas...

Memphis head coach Ryan Silverfield hugs running back Rodrigues Clark (2) after Memphis upset SMU in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Memphis holds off late rally from No. 23 SMU for 28-25 win

By Clay Bailey Nov. 06, 2021 03:50 PM EDT

Cheek, Elon hold off Maine rally for 33-23 win

Oct. 09, 2021 04:28 PM EDT
ORONO, Maine (AP) — Davis Cheek passed for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth to lead Elon's 33-23 victory over Maine on Saturday. After...

Davidson rallies then holds off Stetson in 35-28 win

Oct. 02, 2021 04:48 PM EDT
DELAND, Fla. (AP) — Coy Williams scored three rushing touchdowns and Dylan Sparks' 1-yard scoring run late carried Davidson to a 35-28 win over Stetson on...

New Mexico State holds off South Carolina State rally, 43-35

Sep. 19, 2021 12:15 AM EDT
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Dino Maldonado threw for three touchdowns and Juwaun Price ran for two more as New Mexico State rolled to a 30-point lead in the third...

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010 file photo, Members of the University of Texas Longhorn Band perform during the NCAA football game against Rice in Houston. Texas announced Wednesday, May 19, 2021, the hiring of Cliff Croomes, assistant director of bands at LSU, who will take over the Longhorn Band starting June 1. He replaces Scott Hanna, who had been in the role since 2015. Croomes is the 15th director of the band that was founded in 1900.(AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)
Texas hires 1st Black director of Longhorn marching band

By Jim Vertuno May. 19, 2021 04:36 PM EDT

Lisa Moeller takes a photo of the NCAA bracket for the NCAA college basketball tournament on the side of the JW Marriott in downtown Indianapolis. Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
NCAA basketball players use biggest stage to deliver message

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 18, 2021 02:58 PM EDT

University of Alabama football Coach Nick Saban speaks at a social justice rally in front of Fosters Auditorium, the sight of the famous stand in the Schoolhouse Door to voice his support for social justice Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Then Governor George Wallace made his famous stand in this doorway to attempt to prevent the integration of the university. Football players at Alabama staged the march and rally to support Black Lives Matter and issues of social justice. (Gary Cosby Jr./The Tuscaloosa News via AP)
Nick Saban, Alabama players hold protest march on campus

Aug. 31, 2020 07:31 PM EDT

Jay Kallenberger, parent of two University of Iowa football players, speaks at a press conference asking for more transparency and communication by the Big Ten outside of their headquarters on Friday, August 21, 2020 in Rosemont. Parents of Big Ten football players, upset over the process that led to the postponement of the season until spring, held a protest near the conference's Chicago-area headquarters Friday while an attorney in Nebraska demanded commissioner Kevin Warren turn over material illustrating how the decision was made. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune via AP)
Big Ten parents at protest want details on no-play decision

By Eric Olson Aug. 21, 2020 01:11 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, file photo, Ohio State defensive tackle Tommy Togiai (72) reacts after teammate defensive tackle Dre'Mont Jones (86) recovers a fumble at the 2-yard line during the second half of an NCAA college football game, in East Lansing, Mich. A strong connection between law enforcement and Idaho State student-athletes, including Togiai, set the stage for peaceful unity march on June 3, 2020, in Pocatello, Idaho. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Idaho march brings college athletes, officers together

By John Marshall Jul. 02, 2020 03:51 PM EDT

In this April 25, 2020 photograph, a small Mississippi state flag is held by a participant during a drive-by "re-open Mississippi" protest past the Governor's Mansion, in the background, in Jackson, Miss. This current flag has in the canton portion of the banner the design of the Civil War-era Confederate battle flag, that has been the center of a long-simmering debate about its removal or replacement. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Following athletes, NCAA takes aim at Confederate flag

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 19, 2020 04:32 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2019, file photo, Eliah Drinkwitz is introduced as the new head football coach at the University of Missouri, in Columbia, Mo. Last week, members of the Missouri football team marched from The Columns on campus to downtown Columbia in protest of racial injustice. The idea came from sophomore safety Martez Manuel, but it quickly gained the support of new coach Eli Drinkwitz and his staff. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Missouri football program pushes again for racial justice

By Dave Skretta Jun. 13, 2020 07:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2019, file photo, Eliah Drinkwitz is introduced as the new head football coach at the University of Missouri, in Columbia, Mo. Last week, members of the Missouri football team marched from The Columns on campus to downtown Columbia in protest of racial injustice. The idea came from sophomore safety Martez Manuel, but it quickly gained the support of new coach Eli Drinkwitz and his staff. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Missouri football program pushes again for racial justice

By Dave Skretta Jun. 12, 2020 02:04 PM EDT

Restaurant owner Michael Cranfill poses in front of sign on the restaurant's boarded up windows in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 to honor his friend former Indiana University football player Chris Beaty. Beaty was one of two people fatally shot in Indianapolis during protests over the death of George Floyd.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Friends mourn ex-Indiana football player slain during unrest

By Corey Williams And Rick Callahan Jun. 02, 2020 11:49 PM EDT

Top Minnesota teacher takes knee at LSU-Clemson game

Jan. 16, 2020 05:21 PM EST
A former Minnesota Teacher of the Year staged a protest at the College Football Playoff championship attended by President Donald Trump by taking a knee during...

Students from Yale and Harvard University along with members of the Greater New Haven community charged with disorderly conduct after a protest interrupted the annual Yale Harvard football game, wait in Superior Court in New Haven, Connecticut, for their arraignments on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. (Arnold Gold/New Haven Register via AP, Pool)
Ivy Leaguers get community service for disrupting game

Dec. 06, 2019 12:54 PM EST

Wisconsin's Jonathan Taylor runs during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Purdue Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Saturday’s best

By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2019 08:51 PM EST