Tag: College Sports

Bryce Young Agrees to 4-year Fully Guaranteed Deal With Panthers Worth Nearly $38M, AP Source Says

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The Carolina Panthers and No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young agreed to a four-year contract, the team announced Friday. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press the fully guaranteed deal is worth $37.9 million. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to disclose…


FAMU Bans Football Players From Facility After Release of Rap Video Shot in Team’s Locker Room

Tallahassee, Fla.—Florida A&M has banned its players from the team’s facilities after a rap video featuring some Rattlers was shot in their locker room without proper permission being granted. Coach Willie Simmons told The Associated Press on Saturday that the team facility, weight room, and access to the stadium field were off-limits to all players…


Austin Peay State Freshman Football Player Dies in Single-Car Crash

Clarksville, Tenn.—A freshman football player at Austin Peay State University died Friday night in a single-car crash near the school’s campus in Clarksville, Tennessee, officials said. Jeremiah Collins, 18, was driving too fast while exiting Briley Parkway West at Clarksville and his pickup truck rolled several times before coming to rest in a grassy area,…


Bipartisan Senators Introduce Bill to Protect College Athletes

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that seeks to protect college athletes. Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Jerry Moran (R-Ks.) announced on July 20 a bill that would have criteria surrounding an athlete’s name, image and likeness (NIL). NILs have been a trend for the past few years as…


Sanders Will Miss Pac-12 Media Day for Surgeries to Remove Clot in Right Leg, Fix Toes on Left Foot

Deion Sanders will miss Pac-12 media day due to a procedure to remove a blood clot from his right leg and another to straighten toes on his left foot. The first-year Colorado coach announced his latest medical update in an Instagram post on Wednesday. He’s scheduled to have surgery Thursday. Media day for the Pac-12…


Tennessee Fined More Than $8 Million for Over 200 Infractions in Football Program

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—The NCAA fined Tennessee more than $8 million on Friday and issued a scathing report outlining more than 200 infractions during the three-year tenure of former football coach Jeremy Pruitt. The Volunteers escaped a postseason ban. The sprawling report over 80 pages long said Tennessee committed 18 Level I violations, the most severe, and…


Ex-UConn Football Player Dennis Hernandez Ordered Re-arrested on Brick-Throwing Charges at ESPN

A judge has ordered the re-arrest of former UConn football player Dennis Hernandez after he failed to appear in court last week on charges related to throwing a brick at the ESPN campus in Bristol, Connecticut. The 37-year-old, who was known as DJ Hernandez when he played quarterback and wide receiver at UConn in the…


LSU Wins 1St College World Series Title Since 2009, Beating Florida 18–4 One Day After 20-run Loss

OMAHA, Neb.—A day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game, LSU cranked up its offense and won its first national title since 2009 with an 18–4 victory over Florida on Monday night, June 26, in the third and deciding game of the finals. LSU (54–17) staved off elimination…


Deion Sanders Released From Hospital After Having Blood Clots Removed From Leg

University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders was released from the hospital on Monday after undergoing a surgery. Sanders’s fiancee, Tracey Edmonds, said in an Instagram post Monday that he was home and resting in his own bed. Sanders, 55, said Saturday, June 24, that he had multiple blood clots removed during surgery the day…


Deion Sanders: ‘Really Bad’ Clot Removed From Leg

Deion Sanders said Saturday, June 24, that he had multiple blood clots removed during surgery the day before, including a “really bad” one that surgeons removed from his left thigh. Sanders, 55, also said he expects to be out of the hospital Sunday. The Colorado head coach gave the updates in a series of social…