A Gator great doing greater things Former Florida Gator basketball sensation Al Horford made an enormous contribution to the community to aid coronavirus relief efforts. The global pandemic that has put the world on pause these last few months has affected millions worldwide. While using Horford’s assistance, he made a …
Read More »College football shutdown is cause for concern from former Gator Chris Doering
The world is in panic mode. And as such, the college football and sports world are also in panic mode. The NFL has remained relatively calm in the wake of the coronavirus chaos. They have canceled all off-season events besides the NFL Draft, and have mitigated the potential spread of …
Read More »FHSAA pushes all spring activies back to May 3
The FHSAA recently came out with a COVID-19 update. They said all activities would be pushed back to May 3. The FHSAA said they were following the lead of the U.S. Government, and acting in accordance with them. https://twitter.com/FHSAA/status/1245032170843967490 Possibly a shortened season The FHSAA is also looking at possibilities …
Read More »Iowa State AD Cuts Coaches’ Salaries
Iowa State is scrambling from what is already lost and what could be lost. The 15-year Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard plans to cut coaches’ salaries. To avoid layoffs, budget cuts are being made. Pollard explained his reasoning and the specifics of the cuts in his letter to Iowa …
Read More »NCAA Extends “Dead Period” for Recruiting
The COVID-19 pandemic is indefinitely forcing upon a number of different changes upon all sports across the world. Collegiate sports stand no different at the moment. Committees representing Divisions I and II of the NCAA declared that its current recruiting dead period will be extended past May 31. At first, the …
Read More »NCAA Extends Dead Period for Recruiting
The NCAA announced today that the dead recruiting period will be extended until May 31. In light of the Coronavirus, the NCAA had initially made the recruiting dead period until April 15th after winter and spring college sports had been suspended. Division I, Division II extends their recruiting dead periods: …
Read More »COVID-19 cancels spring SEC meetings
Among many other competitions and sporting events, COVID-19 forced the SEC to cancel Spring Meetings. Alternative plans The SEC hosts an annual four-day conference every year in Destin, Florida, in the last week of May. Coaches from all sports, presidents and athletic directors are those who attend the conference. They …
Read More »NCAA approves another year of eligibility for spring athletes
The NCAA Council approved an extra year of eligibility for all Division I spring athletes due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Council met on Monday to finalize their decision. DI Council grants waiver to allow additional eligibility for spring sport athletes whose seasons were impacted by COVID-19: https://t.co/v1zriEBDvR pic.twitter.com/g9BbOkmnt0 — …
Read More »CBS will pay freelancers who were set to work NCAA Tournament
Hundreds of sports technicians were set to work the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament, Final Four Weekend, and both Division II and Division III National Championship games in March. But they were all affected by the decision to end all play at any level due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However, CBS …
Read More »NCAA Basketball Tournament Cancelled
It is official. As a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the NCAA announced on Thursday that all its winter and spring championships have been cancelled. This includes the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. Truly devastating news for the country. The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has been held every year …
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