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Bruce Arians calls DeVonta Smith ‘a mix of Calvin Ridley and Julio Jones’

The Atlanta Falcons and the 31 other NFL teams were undoubtedly watching Monday’s College Football Playoff finale between Ohio State and Alabama.

The Atlanta Falcons and the 31 other NFL teams were undoubtedly watching Monday’s College Football Playoff finale between Ohio State and Alabama. What looked like a promising matchup early on quickly turned into a blowout by the Crimson Tide.

Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith, this year’s Heisman Trophy winner, led the way with 12 catches for 215 yards and three touchdowns. Smith was already a top-five pick potentially before his dominant showing in the National Championship, and may have surpassed LSU’s Ja’Marr Chase as the No. 1 WR prospect in the 2021 draft.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians made an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show ealier this week and likened Smith to two current Falcons receivers.

“He’s kind of a mix of Calvin Ridley and Julio Jones,” said Arians of Smith during his interview, as shared by Andrew Perloff below.

Here’s a clip of Arians’ appearance on the Dan Patrick Show with a link to the full episode, courtesy of the show’s Twitter account.

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Big Ten announces cancellation of fall football season

The axe has finally fallen on the football season for the Big Ten after it announced that it will be canceling the schedule for its schools.

The ax has finally fallen on the 2020 fall football season for the Big Ten after the conference announced that it will be canceling the schedule for its member schools due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The press release included the following quotes.

“Our primary responsibility is to make the best possible decisions in the interest of our students, faculty and staff,” said Morton Schapiro, Chair of the Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors and Northwestern University President.

“The mental and physical health and welfare of our student-athletes has been at the center of every decision we have made regarding the ability to proceed forward,” said Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren. “As time progressed and after hours of discussion with our Big Ten Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Big Ten Sports Medicine Committee, it became abundantly clear that there was too much uncertainty regarding potential medical risks to allow our student-athletes to compete this fall.

“We know how significant the student-athlete experience can be in shaping the future of the talented young women and men who compete in the Big Ten Conference. Although that knowledge made this a painstaking decision, it did not make it difficult. While I know our decision today will be disappointing in many ways for our thousands of student-athletes and their families, I am heartened and inspired by their resilience, their insightful and discerning thoughts, and their participation through our conversations to this point. Everyone associated with the Big Ten Conference and its member institutions is committed to getting everyone back to competition as soon as it is safe to do so.”

The announcement will undoubtedly trigger an avalanche of reactions from the other Power Five conferences, including the Pac-12 which is expected to follow suit in the coming days. As for the other three conferences, there are no indications that any of them intend to sit out the season or push things back into spring… yet.

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey appeared on the Dan Patrick Show earlier on Tuesday, shedding some light on the issues arising from the novel coronavirus pandemic. By spreading out the preseason schedule and delaying the start of full practices, he believes that the league has an advantage against COVID-19, with added time to evaluate developing situations at member schools. At no point did he give any indication that the SEC is even considering the measures that the Big Ten has taken.

So for now, we are left to wait and see how the other four conferences react to this news. The SEC appears to be entrenched in its efforts to conduct a college football season, but in this wild world of 2020 things can change quickly.

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SEC Commish Greg Sankey appears on the Dan Patrick Show, discusses state of season

SEC Commish Greg Sankey appeared on the Dan Patrick Show Tuesday discussing pressure that ADs in other power conferences are feeling.

With the Big 10 and Pac-12 reportedly being close to canceling the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, or at least delaying it until the spring, the eyes of the college football world have been turned on the rest of the Power Five, namely the SEC, to see how it plans to address these developments.

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey shed some light on those issues in his appearance on the Dan Patrick Show Tuesday morning. Discussing pressure that administrators in other power conferences are feeling, Sankey said that his league’s decision to delay the start of the season to Sep. 26 has given it more flexibility.

He believes that spreading out the preseason schedule and delaying the start of full practices has allowed the league to evaluate developing situations at member schools and others, and with the start slated for nearly a month after students begin returning to campus, he said the league will have time to reevaluate how the presence of other students affects the situation for players.

Sankey also gave no assurances that competition would happen, though. Responding to hypothetical discussions of the SEC playing by itself even if the rest of the Power Five canceled, he said that while it could happen, it probably wouldn’t be the best course of action.

Moving to the topic of player freedoms, Sankey reaffirmed that players have the option to opt-out and retain both their scholarship and spot on the team. In terms of eligibility preservation for players who choose to opt-out, he said that he expects the NCAA to reach a solution within the week.

The full interview can be viewed below. Sankey joins the show around the 28-minute mark.

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WATCH: Greg Sankey joins the Dan Patrick Show to talk CFB season

The SEC commissioner spoke on the chances of the SEC football season taking place this fall.

(This was originally published on Roll Tide Wire.)

Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey continues to fight for a college football season in 2020. He has not guaranteed a season, but he is preaching patience while continuing to learn about the Coronavirus and how it relates to student athletes.

This fight comes after a weekend of doubt with rumors circulating that the Big Ten, and more than likely the Pac-12, would be shutting down their respective conferences for the duration of 2020. And Sankey continues to make rounds of interviews to inform others on why the SEC is taking a patient approach.

On Tuesday morning, Sankey joined the Dan Patrick Show to discuss the current state of college football and how that is currently affecting the SEC. Check out a clip from that interview below, which includes a question about welcoming teams from other conferences into the SEC:

The entirety of the Sankey interview with Dan Patrick can be found below following the show, which is currently airing live. You can, however, click back to find the part of the show that included Sankey. He appears about 25 minutes into the three hour program.

MORE: Auburn QB Bo Nix: Players ‘are safer playing a football season’

 

Why the SEC won’t be expanding for 2020

The SEC won’t be expanding for one season, something many fans were thinking possible on Monday. Commish Greg Sankey explained why today.

Before the Big Ten report was even shot down on Monday there were rumors flying that colleges everywhere from Clemson to Ohio State to Texas and Oklahoma were going to be trying to join the SEC for one season.

As intriguing as that sounds however, it just won’t be the case according to SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.

Sankey was on The Dan Patrick Show on Tuesday and explained why the pushing kickoff back to the end of September has helped so much and why the idea of the SEC expanding for a single season just isn’t practical.

You can watch the entire episode below, we’ve got it cued up for you right wen Sankey’s appearance begins:

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WATCH: Greg Sankey joins the Dan Patrick Show to talk CFB season

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey joined the Dan Patrick Show on Tuesday morning to discuss the current state of college football.

Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey continues to fight for a college football season in 2020. He has not guaranteed a season, but he is preaching patience while continuing to learn about the Coronavirus and how it relates to student athletes.

This fight comes after a weekend of doubt with rumors circulating that the Big Ten, and more than likely the Pac-12, would be shutting down their respective conferences for the duration of 2020. And Sankey continues to make rounds of interviews to inform others on why the SEC is taking a patient approach.

On Tuesday morning, Sankey joined the Dan Patrick Show to discuss the current state of college football and how that is currently affecting the SEC. Check out a clip from that interview below, which includes a question about welcoming teams from other conferences into the SEC:

The entirety of the Sankey interview with Dan Patrick can be found below following the show, which is currently airing live. You can, however, click back to find the part of the show that included Sankey.

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Stay tuned for more updates on the state of college football from Roll Tide Wire, part of the USA TODAY Sports College Wire network!

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Brian Kelly: “We really don’t know” about season starting on time

“When you’re an independent and you have an open schedule, everyone is going to look towards Notre Dame as the first one you fill it with.” 

To me there is no better sports radio host in America than Dan Patrick.  His interview skills are superb, he doesn’t take himself too seriously and he doesn’t throw ridiculous “hot takes” at you endlessly in the hopes of getting retweets and more attention.

To me he’s the best at what he does but that’s not why you’re here.

Patrick welcomed Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly to his show on Tuesday morning to discuss the latest in regards to a 2020 college football season and everything else in regards to his Fighting Irish team.  Once a link is available it will be posted in here so you can listen instead of read the words but for the time being, this is what we’ve got:

On his message to the team:

“’What’s your priority?’ If you want to play college football this fall, you’ll have to do the things you’ve done over the last four weeks and the numbers speak for themselves. We’ve already said you can do this, but you’ve done it in a confined environment. They’ve had to do the things necessary. It’s staying out of the bars. They’ve stayed away from parties – social distancing, wearing masks and washing hands. All the things we already know.

“They’ll have to continue that and there is going to have to be peer accountability. Guys will have to say, ‘you can’t do that because I want to play this fall. If you do that and you get me sick, I’m not going to be happy.’

“A big dose of peer accountability and a good dose of guys wanting to play this season is really going to be about what happens when the season starts.”

Does he think the season starts on time?

“I’m optimistic we’re going to start. Then students get on campus and our guys move off-campus. Essentially, we leave the bubble and start the season, unlike some of the professional teams like the NHL or the NBA. They move into a bubble and start the season. College football leaves the bubble and starts the season. We’ll get to the starting line and we’ll see what happens after that.”

Where Notre Dame is at in terms of season-prep:

“We’re in strength training and conditioning. It’s really about four weeks in. Most football programs would normally get about eight weeks in prior to their first padded practice. We still have some work to do relative to the time off. Remember, no spring practice, no real designated offseason. These guys were deconditioned a little bit. We’re getting back there, but we still need a little more time to condition our athletes.”

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