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Missouri quarterback Shawn Robinson throws during an NCAA college football practice Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

NCAA recommends free year of eligibility for fall athletes

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 19, 2019, file photo, West Virginia University Director of Athletics Shane Lyons is shown at a press conference in Morgantown, W.Va. Whether college football players play a lot in the fall, a little in the spring or not all over the next 10 moths, some athletic administrators want to give them a mulligan on the 2020-21 season. Because of the uncertainty and so many variables, West Virginia athletic director Shane Lyons, who is part of the NCAA DI Council, would like to allow athletes in all fall sports to get an extra year of eligibility and competition, regardless of how much they play and when. (Craig Hudson/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, File)

Mulligan: Extra year of NCAA eligibility for fall athletes?

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

NCAA looks to September for decision on basketball tipoff

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Georgetown's Jack Beer (11) kisses the trophy after defeating Virginia in the NCAA college soccer championship in Cary, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown) **FILE**

NCAA cancels fall championships as major football marches on

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

Georgetown's Jack Beer (11) kisses the trophy after defeating Virginia in the NCAA college soccer championship in Cary, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown) **FILE**

NCAA cancels fall championships as major football marches on

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

In this Dec. 7, 2019, photo, Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields (1) runs with the ball against Wisconsin during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game, in Indianapolis. After the Power Five conference commissioners met Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, to discuss mounting concern about whether a college football season can be played in a pandemic, players took to social media to urge leaders to let them play. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) **FILE**

College football in the spring: When? How much? Who plays?

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2019, file photo, Alabama's Najee Harris reaches for the end zone during the first half the NCAA college football playoff championship game against Clemson, in Santa Clara, Calif. After the Power Five conference commissioners met Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, to discuss mounting concern about whether a college football season can be played in a pandemic, players took to social media to urge leaders to let them play.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) **FILE**

Ruling keeps NCAA from limiting some athlete compensation

By Jessica Gresko and Mitch Stacy - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 11, 2020, file photo, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey announces that fans will not be allowed in the arena to watch NCAA college basketball games in the SEC tournament in Nashville, Tenn. After the Power Five conference commissioners met Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, to discuss mounting concern about whether a college football season can be played in a pandemic, players took to social media to urge leaders to let them play. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Trump, coaches push for college football as cracks emerge

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

#WeAreUnited players reach out to California Gov. for help

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

This Feb. 27, 2020, photo, shows the Idaho House of Representatives in the Idaho Statehouse in Boise, Idaho. The Trump administration is supporting Idaho's new law banning transgender women from competing in women's sports. It's the first law of its kind in the nation and the U.S. Department of Justice backed it in a court filing Friday, June 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler) **FILE**

NCAA urged by 300 female athletes to reject calls to boycott Idaho transgender law

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2015, file photo, former University of Illinois basketball coach Lou Henson acknowledges the crowd while taking his seat courtside during the dedication of the court in his name at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. Henson, the basketball coach who led Illinois back into the national spotlight, has died at age 88. The school said Henson died Saturday, July, 25, 2020, and was buried on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Rick Danzl, File)

Former Illinois, New Mexico St coach Lou Henson dies at 88

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Oklahoma to face Missouri State week early Aug. 29

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NCAA heeds Division I’s pleas for patience on fall sports

By DOUG FEINBERG and RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

In this Nov. 22, 2014, file photo, Lafayette wide receiver Matt Mrazek, left, catches a touchdown pass as Lehigh cornerback Oliver Riguad defends during the second half of an NCAA college football Patriot League game at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Patriot League joined the Ivy League on Monday, July 13, 2020, punting on a fall football season because of the coronavirus pandemic while holding out hope that it could be made up in the second academic semester. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun) ** FILE **

‘Big window’ - Is testing plan rigorous enough for football?

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 19, 2016, file photo, St. Thomas players, from left, Thomas Sjoberg, Grant Shaeffer, Will Dunn, Jodan Burich and G.T. Johnson celebrate after St. Thomas won NCAA Division III men's college basketball championship game 82-76 over Benedictine in Salem, Va. The NCAA has given the University of St. Thomas permission to move its sports teams directly from Division III to Division I. The Tommies were granted a waiver to bypass the current reclassification rules that require a stop first in Division II. (AP Photo/Don Petersen, File)

St. Thomas can go D1; Minn. school was ousted from D3 league

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Former USC starting QB Daniels eligible for 2020 at Georgia

Associated Press

In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answers a question during a news conference for the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game in Miami. It’s been over three months since the commissioners of major sports cancelled or postponed events because of the coronavirus. Enough time for us to grade them on how they’ve handled the virus so far. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Roger Goodell hit football with political virus

By Tim Constantine

In this April 25, 2020, file photograph, a small Mississippi state flag is held by a participant during a drive-by &quot;re-open Mississippi&quot; 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 - Associated Press

St. Thomas gains NCAA approval for next step in D1 move

Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the podium before signing a bill which would allow college athletes in the state to earn money from endorsement deals, Friday, June 12, 2020, at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Oregon, Arizona St athletes challenge NCAA in federal court

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press