Tag: 2020 college football season

89 Days Until Notre Dame Football

In 89 days we get Notre Dame football back. How are we counting down today? Check it out now!

In 89 days we’ll gladly all welcome Notre Dame football back when they take on the Navy Midshipmen in Annapolis.  In the meantime, we have rosters to break down, opponents to preview and position battles to discuss.

All of that will come in short order.  In the meantime, let’s spend today’s part of the countdown remembering a key play that kept BCS game dreams alive in 1998.

89:  Yards on Bobbie Howard’s interception return for a touchdown that helped Notre Dame past LSU in 1998.

Watch it below…

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89 days.

Let’s go!

Related: Way Too Early Game-By-Game Predictions for 2020 Notre Dame Football

Early season college football TV times announcements to be delayed

Usually we start finding out early season kickoff times about now. That isn’t the case as this week. Read the latest right here.

We’re 100 days until Week One of the college football season getting going and 93 days until a handful of games kick things off in Week Zero.  Usually it’s right about now we get our first reports of kickoff times for early season games but those remain to be determined because of COVID-19.

Earlier this week it was announced in a joint statement by all FBS conferences, CBS Sports, ESPN, Fox Sports and their affiliated partners that these announcements will be coming at a later date than we’re used to.

“Collectively, the conferences and television networks have agreed to an extension for determining college football’s early-season game times beyond the standard June 1 deadline. These kickoff times and network designations will be announced at a later date as we all continue to prepare for the college football season.”

No word was given on when we may find out more and there is clearly no guarantee that the 2020 season will actually be played, although I get the feeling from recent actions that it’s seeming more likely by the day.

It’s worth noting that all of Notre Dame’s home games on NBC have already been announced, as has the Navy game in Dublin. The first Notre Dame game-time we’re waiting to find out is the September 26 contest against Wake Forest in Charlotte.

AD McGarity ‘planning for a full house’ for 2020 UGA football games

Georgia AD Greg McGarity went on 92.9 The Game’s morning show and discussed allowing fans into UGA football games this fall.

University of Georgia Athletic Director Greg McGarity went on 92.9 The Game’s morning show on Tuesday and discussed allowing fans into football games this fall.

Per 92.9 The Game’s Mike Conti

“We’re planning for a full house. Is that realistic? Time will tell,” McGarity said. “We have several internal documents ready to activate, but we don’t want to go public, especially in May.”

McGarity spoke just a few days after the SEC’s vote which allowed athletes to use on-campus facilities starting June 8, which followed the NCAA Division 1 Council’s decision last week to lift its restriction on workouts starting June 1.

It looks as if we are on the road to a 2020 college football season and McGarity thinks that, not only will there be football, there will be fans in attendance as well.

But, as he said, is that realistic?

From what we know about COVID-19 and the restrictions on crowds that are in place, it may be too early to get our hopes up.

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said:

“For us to have our football season our universities have to re-engage in a normal operating pattern.”

Once universities begin to fully-reopen is when we should find out if there is a realistic possibility for fans to be in attendance at college football games this fall.

Until then, let’s enjoy the fact that athletes are allowed back on campuses and it looks like football, with or without fans, will at least be played.

NCAA Votes To Allow Voluntary College Football Activities To Resume: What Does It Mean?

The NCAA voted to allow some sports to resume their voluntary offseason activities. What does this all mean?

The NCAA voted to allow some sports to resume their voluntary offseason activities. What does this all mean, and will there be a college football season?

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According to Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports, the NCAA’s Division I Council voted to allow players to return to campus to resume activities for college football – men’s and women’s basketball can resume, too – starting back up on June 1st.

The activities outlined are the voluntary kind – workouts, player meetings, training – but more than that, it allows certain sports to get the pieces in place to make it all potentially go this fall.

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Does this mean that college football is on for the 2020 season? Not yet, but it means it’s not off.

Had the NCAA come out and emphatically stated that there was no way do to this, and if it advised against any athletic activities for the rest of 2020, that would’ve likely been it. Various schools and conferences might have looked into trying to go forward no matter what, but it wouldn’t have worked.

Instead, the NCAA – to go cliché here – punted to the states, schools and conferences so they could try to figure out what to do next.

By making this vote, the NCAA is keeping open all the options and all of the possibilities. Some states, schools and/or conferences might still choose to shut it all down if they don’t find any safe way to play sports this season – especially if the campuses aren’t open to the rest of the student population – but for now, the NCAA is pushing forward.

At least there’s hope for some sort of a 2020 college football season.

Now it’s up to the various conference commissioners to come up with a set plan for how to safely and effectively do all of this, and it’s up to them to create various contingency plans in case any player or coach tests positive for the COVID-19 virus.

Coming up with a standard protocol to test the players and coaches on a regular basis the first step – that’s a daily discussion among all the powers-that-be. Everyone on the field has to know that they can do what they do without having to worry about getting sick.

Remember, these are mostly 18-to-22-year-old college kids out there, and they have parents who aren’t going to be too hot on the idea of their sons taking any risks with the virus.

The other sticking point will be how schools and conferences will handle a positive case.

Will it require a full team shutdown? Will it affect the other school’s team? Will it be just the affected player that’s quarantined? A standard set of rules and guidelines will have to be in place, and the various conference commissioners and athletic directors are on regular calls to discuss all of the options.

And then there’s the biggest sticking point – fans. Playing college football is all well and good, but the schools have to monetize it to fund all the other aspects of the respective athletic departments. The colleges need the ticket revenue far more than the pros do, but that’s a part of the puzzle for later.

At the very least, for now, a step was taken to potentially get college football for this season.

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2020 CFN Five-Year Program Analysis: APR Rankings 1-130

How good are the teams and programs in the classroom? In the CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, the Academic Progress Rate (APR) is a factor.

How good are the teams and programs in the classroom? As a part of the CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, the Academic Progress Rate (APR) is a factor.

– Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak

This is supposed to be about the college in college football, at least at times.

How good have the football programs been in the classroom? The Academic Progress Rate is a factor in the overall reputation of a school and how an athletic department is run, and it matters in the bowl picture, too.

The schools have to reach a certain threshold to avoid penalties, and the higher the rating, the better the chance to go bowling if a football team doesn’t get to six wins.

From the NCAA, the APR is calculated as follows:

    • Each student-athlete receiving athletically related financial aid earns one point for staying in school and one point for being academically eligible.
    • A team’s total points are divided by points possible and then multiplied by 1,000 to equal the team’s Academic Progress Rate.
    • In addition to a team’s current-year APR, its rolling four-year APR is also used to determine accountability.

When it comes to the CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, it factors into the mix just like the big wins and the attendance.

So which schools did the best job in the classroom? Here’s the ranking of all 130 teams based on APR, averaged out over the last five seasons.

130 Massachusetts

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 128
2020: 938
2019: 937
2018: 939
2017: 939
2016: 939
5-Year APR Average: 938.4

129 Florida State

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 125
2020: 942
2019: 936
2018: 939
2017: 939
2016: 945
5-Year APR Average: 940.2

128 Georgia Southern

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 129
2020: 949
2019: 948
2018: 933
2017: 933
2016: 940
5-Year APR Average: 940.6

T126 Texas State

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 126
2020: 932
2019: 937
2018: 940
2017: 940
2016: 961
5-Year APR Average: 942

T126 UAB

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: NA
2020: 942
2019: NA
2018: 0
2017: 0
2016: 0
5-Year APR Average: 942

125 East Carolina

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 111
2020: 938
2019: 937
2018: 947
2017: 947
2016: 943
5-Year APR Average: 942.4

124 Tulsa

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 121
2020: 945
2019: 943
2018: 942
2017: 942
2016: 944
5-Year APR Average: 943.2

123 Louisiana Tech

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 112
2020: 964
2019: 954
2018: 937
2017: 937
2016: 934
5-Year APR Average: 945.2

122 Texas Tech

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 117
2020: 949
2019: 944
2018: 947
2017: 947
2016: 941
5-Year APR Average: 945.6

121 Akron

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 124
2020: 945
2019: 946
2018: 947
2017: 947
2016: 947
5-Year APR Average: 946.4

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120 Bowling Green

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 127
2020: 947
2019: 944
2018: 946
2017: 946
2016: 953
5-Year APR Average: 947.2

119 FIU

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 118
2020: 968
2019: 959
2018: 936
2017: 936
2016: 938
5-Year APR Average: 947.4

T117 UNLV

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 123
2020: 964
2019: 952
2018: 943
2017: 943
2016: 936
5-Year APR Average: 947.6

T117 West Virginia

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 109
2020: 960
2019: 953
2018: 940
2017: 940
2016: 945
5-Year APR Average: 947.6

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116 Houston

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 108
2020: 961
2019: 950
2018: 942
2017: 942
2016: 944
5-Year APR Average: 947.8

115 Kansas

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 119
2020: 960
2019: 959
2018: 943
2017: 943
2016: 936
5-Year APR Average: 948.2

T113 Fresno State

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 114
2020: 954
2019: 951
2018: 944
2017: 944
2016: 953
5-Year APR Average: 949.2

T113 Liberty

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 122
2020: 957
2019: 955
2018: 945
2017: 945
2016: 944
5-Year APR Average: 949.2

T110 BYU

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 110
2020: 946
2019: 946
2018: 951
2017: 951
2016: 953
5-Year APR Average: 949.4

T110 New Mexico

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 116
2020: 943
2019: 937
2018: 958
2017: 958
2016: 951
5-Year APR Average: 949.4

T110 New Mexico State

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 105
2020: 956
2019: 956
2018: 950
2017: 950
2016: 935
5-Year APR Average: 949.4

T108 Georgia State

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 107
2020: 958
2019: 961
2018: 946
2017: 946
2016: 944
5-Year APR Average: 951

T108 Southern Miss

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 113
2020: 945
2019: 941
2018: 957
2017: 957
2016: 955
5-Year APR Average: 951

107 Charlotte

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 104
2020: 945
2019: 945
2018: 956
2017: 956
2016: 955
5-Year APR Average: 951.4

106 South Alabama

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 94
2020: 955
2019: 953
2018: 952
2017: 952
2016: 947
5-Year APR Average: 951.8

105 LSU

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 98
2020: 952
2019: 951
2018: 959
2017: 959
2016: 941
5-Year APR Average: 952.4

104 Louisiana

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 96
2020: 956
2019: 952
2018: 954
2017: 954
2016: 950
5-Year APR Average: 953.2

103 Troy

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 97
2020: 961
2019: 961
2018: 955
2017: 955
2016: 937
5-Year APR Average: 953.8

102 TCU

Last Season 5-Year APR Rank: 75
2020: 959
2019: 966
2018: 955
2017: 955
2016: 935
5-Year APR Average: 954

NEXT: 5-Year College Football APR Rankings Top 100

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2020 NCAA Academic Progress Rate: Football APR Rankings By Conference

The NCAA announced the latest Academic Progress Rate, or APR, rankings by conference for 2020.

The NCAA announced the latest Academic Progress Rate, or APR, rankings by conference for 2020.

Contact @PeteFiutak

The NCAA released its annual report of the Academic Progress Rate, or APR, measuring the improvements and academic success for the 2018-2019 school year.

From the NCAA, the APR is calculated as follows:

  • Each student-athlete receiving athletically related financial aid earns one point for staying in school and one point for being academically eligible.
  • A team’s total points are divided by points possible and then multiplied by 1,000 to equal the team’s Academic Progress Rate.
  • In addition to a team’s current-year APR, its rolling four-year APR is also used to determine accountability.

So which teams got the job done in the classroom? Here’s the APR ranking by conference …

ACC APR Rankings

1 Clemson 993

2 Wake Forest 990

3 Boston College 989

4 Pitt 988

5 Duke 986

6 Louisville 984

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7 Georgia Tech 978

8 Miami 973

9 Virginia 972

10 Syracuse 965

11 NC State 962

12 North Carolina 959

13 Virginia Tech 958

14 Florida State 942

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American Athletic Conference APR Rankings

1 Cincinnati 990

2 Navy 988

3 Temple 987

4 UCF 981

5 Memphis 980

6 USF 979

7 UConn* 976

8 SMU 974

9 Houston 961

10 Tulane 958

11 Tulsa 945

12 East Carolina 938

*UConn is now an independent, but its APR is counted for its time in the American Athletic Conference

NEXT: Big 12, Big Ten, C-USA, IND, MAC, MW, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt

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2020 NCAA Academic Progress Rate: College Football APR Rankings 1-130

The NCAA released the latest Academic Progress Rate, or APR, for all college football programs. Here are the rankings of all teams for 2020.

The NCAA released the latest Academic Progress Rate, or APR, for all college football programs. Here are the rankings of all teams for 2020.

Contact @PeteFiutak

The Academic Progress Rate, or APR, has once again been released by the NCAA – it measures the improvements and academic success for each school for the 2018-2019 school year.

And why do you care about the APR? It shows the commitment by each school to improving the academic side of the football programs. It also matters to the bowl world.

If there aren’t enough teams that finish with a bowl-eligible six wins, the teams that finish 5-7 are allowed to be taken based on their respective APR rankings below.

Which football schools are doing the best job at putting the college in college football?

From the NCAA, the APR is calculated as follows:

  • Each student-athlete receiving athletically related financial aid earns one point for staying in school and one point for being academically eligible.
  • A team’s total points are divided by points possible and then multiplied by 1,000 to equal the team’s Academic Progress Rate.
  • In addition to a team’s current-year APR, its rolling four-year APR is also used to determine accountability.

2020 (2018-2019) NCAA APR Rankings

130 Texas State 932

Last Season APR Rank: T125
Last Season APR: 937

T128 East Carolina 938

Last Season APR Rank: T125
Last Season APR: 937

T128 UMass 938

Last Season APR Rank: T125
Last Season APR: 937

127 UTEP 941

Last Season APR Rank: T95
Last Season APR: 957

T125 Florida State 942

Last Season APR Rank: 129
Last Season APR: 936

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T125 UAB 942

Last Season APR Rank: NA
Last Season APR: NA

124 New Mexico 943

Last Season APR Rank: T125
Last Season APR: 937

123 UCLA 944

Last Season APR Rank: T114
Last Season APR: 948

T119 Akron 945

Last Season APR Rank: T117
Last Season APR: 946

T119 Charlotte 945

Last Season APR Rank: 119
Last Season APR: 945

T119 Southern Miss 945

Last Season APR Rank: 124
Last Season APR: 941

T119 Tulsa 945

Last Season APR Rank: 123
Last Season APR: 943

118 BYU 946

Last Season APR Rank: T117
Last Season APR: 946

117 Bowling Green 947

Last Season APR Rank: T120
Last Season APR: 944

116 Western Michigan 948

Last Season APR Rank: T86
Last Season APR: 961

T113 Georgia Southern 949

Last Season APR Rank: T114
Last Season APR: 948

T113 Hawaii 949

Last Season APR Rank: T107
Last Season APR: 952

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T113 Texas Tech 949

Last Season APR Rank: T120
Last Season APR: 944

112 Marshall 951

Last Season APR Rank: T102
Last Season APR: 954

T109 LSU 952

Last Season APR Rank: T111
Last Season APR: 951

T109 Michigan State 952

Last Season APR Rank: T114
Last Season APR: 948

T109 San Jose State 952

Last Season APR Rank: T120
Last Season APR: 944

T106 Colorado State 954

Last Season APR Rank: T68
Last Season APR: 967

T106 Fresno State 954

Last Season APR Rank: T111
Last Season APR: 951

T106 Purdue 954

Last Season APR Rank: T97
Last Season APR: 956

T103 Appalachian State 955

Last Season APR Rank: T100
Last Season APR: 955

T103 Colorado 955

Last Season APR Rank: T76
Last Season APR: 965

T103 South Alabama 955

Last Season APR Rank: T104
Last Season APR: 953

NEXT: 2020 (2018-2019) College Football APR Rankings Top 100

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NCAA: Uniformed Start to College Football Season Unlikely

On Friday night NCAA President Mark Emmert stated the unlikelihood of there being a uniformed start to college football in 2020.

NCAA President Mark Emmert spent a good portion of his Friday night discussing the outlook of the 2020 college football season as he and NCAA Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Brian Hainline appeared together for an interview that aired on the NCAA’s official Twitter account.

You can watch that video in full here and/or read the cliff-notes below.

The Highlights:

  • Emmert says it’s unlikely all schools will be ready to resume athletics at the same time
  • Emmert states the goal is for all teams to have an equal amount of preparation time before the season starts, something that could be thrown off by the variance of when each specific school opens
  • On the college football season potentially lacking a uniformed start date Emmert said: “I think we should assume that’s going to be the case”
  • Hainline stated there will be no national time when everyone can start pre-season activities
  • Emmert also made it crystal-clear that NCAA athletic events won’t be taking place on campus until students return to campus as well: “If you don’t have students on campus, you don’t have student-athletes on campus,” he said. “That doesn’t mean it has to be up and running in the full normal model, but you’ve got to treat the health and well-being of the athletes at least as much as the regular students. So if a school doesn’t reopen, then they’re not going to be playing sports. It’s really that simple.”

NFL considering Saturday regular-season games if college football is postponed this fall

NFL considering Saturday regular-season games if college football is postponed this fall

The NFL loves to be out in front and another league’s loss will always be there gain.

With some discussions being held about possibly postponing the 2020 college football season due to the coronavirus pandemic, the NFL is prepared to allow flexibility in the upcoming in case teams need to play regular-season games on Saturday according to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post.

With the NFL expected to release its schedule soon, its officials have discussed giving the league some flexibility to move games to Saturdays during the season if college football postpones its entire season, according to sources.

The NFL has had preliminary discussions with its broadcast partners about the idea. An NFL spokesman declined to comment.

It is currently unknown whether or not college football will be played in 2020 with many Power-5 commissioners believe campuses will have to be opened up first before such a thing can be considered.

More than half of college AD’s predict a delayed football season

Brett McMurphy of Stadium broke down an anonymous survey to college athletic directors on their projections of the upcoming football season.

To predict the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the upcoming 2020 college football season is merely comparable to throwing darts while blindfolded. Continue reading “More than half of college AD’s predict a delayed football season”