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It’s never too early for ESPN analyst Todd McShay to predict where certain NFL prospects will land in 2021. On Wednesday morning, he released his way-too-early mock draft on Get Up. There’s a ton of uncertainty surrounding the 2021 NFL Draft in large part because we have zero clue if there will actually be college football this fall. The Big Ten and Pac-12 have postponed their … [Read more...] about ESPN Analyst Todd McShay Unveils New 2021 Mock Draft

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Fans will have to wait to cheer on the Golden Gophers. A week after the Big Ten Conference released its football schedule, it announced Tuesday it has postponed all fall sports. That impacts football, cross country, volleyball and soccer at the University of Minnesota. U of M President Joan Gabel said there’s too much uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and … [Read more...] about It’s Official: There Will Be No Fall Gophers Football, Big Ten Hopes To Push To Spring

Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images It’s here. The day we’ve all been dreading. The Big Ten has cancelled the fall 2020 college football season, with the hope of playing a season in the spring. The full statement from the Big Ten: The Big Ten Conference announced the postponement of the 2020-21 fall sports season, including all regular-season contests and Big Ten … [Read more...] about Big Ten cancels fall college football season, hopes for spring season

For the first time in its 125 years, the Big Ten Conference will not have fall sports. The conference announced Tuesday they have been postponed because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. That includes the lucrative football season, scheduled to start in three weeks, a massive financial blow to athletics departments throughout the conference. The Gophers’ athletics budget is … [Read more...] about Big Ten postpones fall seasons over coronavirus concerns

Radio host Dan Patrick on Tuesday appeared on NBC’s TODAY Show and walked-back his earlier report that the Big Ten Conference had voted to cancel its football season. “I think you’re going to see a delay,” he told hosts Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin. On his radio show Monday, Patrick, a former longtime ESPN anchor and reporter, said a source told him that Big Ten presidents … [Read more...] about Dan Patrick walks back Big Ten football report on Today Show

When official news dropped that the Big Ten Conference was calling off its 2020 fall seasons at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Gophers Athletics Director Mark Coyle was with Minnesota’s football team. Coyle wanted to be present to thank them for returning to campus and adhering to testing and safety protocols while preparing for a season during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also wanted to tell … [Read more...] about U of M president Joan Gabel ‘absolutely’ supported decision to cancel Big Ten fall season

If you'll miss college football this fall, blame those Americans who couldn't be bothered to wear a mask or socially distance. … [Read more...] about Gophers, conference led by voices of reason and safety, instead of the selfish and greedy

The Big Ten's postponement of fall sports means the Gophers volleyball, women's soccer and men's and women's cross-country teams will not compete until next spring, if at all. Winter sports could be affected, too. … [Read more...] about Gophers volleyball team, plus other fall, winter teams face prospect of altered schedule because of virus

Big Ten football is not happening in 2020. School presidents met early this week to determine if playing this season was still feasible, and Tuesday afternoon the conference released a statement confirming and detailing the postponement of the fall sports season until spring 2021. “The mental and physical health and welfare of our student-athletes has been at the center of … [Read more...] about How the Big Ten Cancelling Fall Football Will Impact the Gophers