As college football scrambles to salvage what it can of the 2020 season, several key college basketball officials are already working toward plans for the 2020-21 season and NCAA Tournament next March.
Coaches, administrators and NCAA brass have engaged in discussions about what’s possible, what obstacles they must clear and what challenges must be addressed so that college basketball does not find itself in ...
Schedules were in flux around the nation this past week after the Pac-12 Conference canceled its sporting events through at least the end of the year because of COVID-19 — and Kansas was no exception, with two Pac-12 foes on the men's basketball slate.
But about 24 hours after the Pac-12's announcement on Tuesday, Athletic Director Jeff Long was already in discussions with head basketball coach Bill Self and ...
A Wednesday report from The Southern Illinoisan indicated that the Kansas football program will host Coastal Carolina on Sept. 12 in the Jayhawks' lone nonconference game of 2020.
During a Wednesday Zoom call with local media members, KU AD Jeff Long confirmed the Sept. 12 date of KU's season opener but did not reveal the opponent because the contract was not yet in hand.
Long said KU and its Week 1 opponent ...
In a world where so much is still unknown about the COVID-19 virus that has derailed the 2020 college football season, let me share with you one certainty — this thing is on the players now.
With the Big 12 moving forward with a 10-game season this fall, it’s the players who will decide not only the outcome of the games but also whether there will even be games in the first place.
The challenge that ...
The Big 12 Conference is moving forward with college football in 2020, but not at the expense of common sense.
During an hourlong conference call with reporters from across the country on Wednesday, Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby explained the thinking behind the Big 12’s decision to press on while making it clear that no one involved expects a season without issues.
“It’s an ever-evolving ...
It’s astonishing to me how college football, which operates under the NCAA umbrella and has done so gainfully and successfully for decades, can be so segmented during a time when conferences need to come together to find a way to play during the pandemic.
There’s no one to blame but NCAA leadership for that.
Instead of one voice tying all of these conferences and football programs together, it’s been ...
