INDIANAPOLIS (AP)-Athletic directors at the nation’s biggest sports schools are bracing for a potential financial crisis related to the coronavirus pandemic. According to a survey released Thursday by LEAD1, an association of athletic directors from 130 major college football schools, 63% forecast a worst-case scenario in which their revenues decrease […]
OGDEN/LOGAN, Utah-Monday, Weber State star senior guard Jerrick Harding and Utah State senior guard Sam Merrill and sophomore center Neemias Queta were honored by making various all-district teams. Harding was named to the All-District VI second team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Harding led the Big Sky Conference […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)-The NCAA canceled its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments on Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned. The unprecedented move comes a day after the NCAA announced the games that were scheduled […]
Wednesday is College Football National Signing Day and all of Utah’s football-playing universities and colleges have bolstered their lineups with new recruits. Here is a report of signings: BYU (February 5 Recruits) Petey Tuipulotu-DB, 6-3, 190 lbs., Fort Mill, S.C. (Nation Ford H.S.) Ty Burke-DB, 6-1, 175 lbs., Syracuse, Utah […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Senator Mitt Romney said Friday his support for allowing college athletes to profit from their name and image isn’t driven by a desire to help a star quarterback score endorsement deals, but to help poor athletes get extra money to help their families. “We […]
PROVO, Utah-News broke Friday afternoon that BYU men’s basketball star forward Yoeli Childs will miss the first nine games of the season. This is because of a violation of new NCAA agent/draft rules per a statement released by Brigham Young University. The release states Childs declared for the 2019 NBA […]
INDIANAPOLIS-Monday, University of Utah director of athletics Mark Harlan was appointed to the NCAA Division I football oversight committee per an announcement from the NCAA. Harlan, currently in his second year at the helm of the U of U’s athletic department, joins 12 other members on this committee, which is […]
LOGAN, Utah-Monday, Utah State head men’s basketball coach Craig Smith announced the addition of former Virginia guard, 6-5 Marco Anthony. Per NCAA transfer rules, Anthony, who will have two years of eligibility remaining for the Aggies, will sit out the 2019-20 season. Anthony played in 22 games in 2018-19 for […]
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech has added three graduate transfers in running back Armand Shyne from Utah, defensive back Zech McPhearson out of Penn State and former California linebacker Evan Rambo. The signings of Shyne and Rambo on Wednesday came after the addition earlier this week of McPhearson for […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana quarterback Jack Tuttle has been granted a waiver by the NCAA and will be eligible to play next season. The redshirt freshman transferred from Utah in December and will have four years of eligibility remaining. Hoosiers coach Tom Allen issued a statement saying he “looks […]
