College football schedule tracker: COVID-19 related news, updates

On Monday, Notre Dame football announced that 189 COVID-19 tests were administered to student-athletes last week. None of those tests came back positive. 

The Fighting Irish will face Alabama in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. 

The Music City Bowl announced that its 2020 game has been canceled due to Missouri being unable to play with too many COVID-19 cases. The game was originally scheduled for Dec. 30. 

“I want to thank the hard work of those involved in helping plan this year’s bowl, which we were prepared to host this week,” Scott Ramsey, President & CEO of the TransPerfect Music City Bowl said. “Unfortunately, Missouri’s high positive COVID-19 numbers have resulted in the cancelation of this game. We look forward to planning for 2021.”

The Gasparilla Bowl announced that its 2020 game has been canceled due to South Carolina being unable to play with too many COVID-19 cases. The game was originally scheduled for Dec. 26. 

On Tuesday, South Carolina Athletic Director Ray Tanner announced that the Gamecocks will not play in a bowl game due to positive tests and contact tracing.

On Monday, Tennessee announced it is pausing all team activities and will not be able to compete in the 2020 Liberty Bowl against West Virginia on Thursday, Dec. 31. The decision comes after "an increase in positive cases among student-athletes and staff and subsequent contact tracing."

Later that evening, Army announced that it would replace Tennessee in the game. 

The Military Bowl announced that its 2020 game has been canceled due to the amount of bowl game opt-outs this college football season. The game was originally scheduled for Dec. 28.

On Sunday, Duke's Mayo Bowl announced that its matchup this season will feature Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin.

On Sunday, the Sun Belt announced that Louisiana will play in the First Responder Bowl.

This season's College Football Playoff semifinal that was originally scheduled to be played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., will now be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, according to a statement from CFP Executive Director Bill Hancock. It is still slated for Friday, Jan. 1, 2021.

Both the CFP Management Committee and the Tournament of Roses mutually agreed to this decision, due to the "growing number of COVID-19 cases in Southern California."

Three days after the cancellation of the Iowa-Michigan game scheduled for Saturday, Iowa announced that head coach Kirk Ferentz tested positive for COVID-19.

On Thursday, Dec. 17, the Sun Belt Conference announced that its football conference championship game between Coastal Carolina and Louisiana has been canceled due to COVID-19. This decision comes following a positive COVID-19 test within CCU's program.

The league also announced that Coastal Carolina and Louisiana would be honored as Sun Belt Co-Champions. 

On Thursday, Maryland announced that it has canceled Saturday's game against Michigan State under guidance and advice from the university's medical staff.

Good morning, college football fans. It's Wednesday, Dec. 16 and NCAA.com is your one-stop shop for all the college football scheduling news that you need to know.

Here's the latest:

• Michigan announced its football game scheduled at Iowa for Saturday, Dec. 19 has been canceled.
• Indiana and Purdue released a joint statement Tuesday morning that their Old Oaken Bucket rivalry game has been canceled for the second weekend in a row. Both teams' regular seasons are now over.
• The Vanderbilt-Georgia game has been canceled.
• The UL Monroe-Troy game has been canceled.
• Week 16 begins Friday with five games, including two conference championships. Here's the full TV schedule.
• Oregon will replace Washington in the Pac-12 Championship Game on Friday, Dec. 18.
• Frisco Bowl announced that it is canceled for the 2020 season after SMU is unable to play due to COVID-19 protocols within its program.

On Tuesday, the Frisco Bowl announced that it is canceled for the 2020 season after SMU is unable to play due to COVID-19 protocols within its program.

On Monday afternoon, UL Monroe announced its football game scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 19 against Troy has been canceled due to UL Monroe not having enough players available.

On Monday, the Pac-12 announced that Oregon has replaced Washington in the Pac-12 Championship Game on Friday, Dec. 18 against USC.

On Sunday, the SEC announced its kickoff times for the SEC Championship Game and the conference's other games for Week 16:

• Texas A&M at Tennessee: Noon ET on ESPN
• Vanderbilt at Georgia: Noon ET on the SEC Network
• Ole Miss at LSU: 3:30 p.m. ET on the SEC Network
• Missouri at Mississippi State: 3:30 p.m. ET on the SEC Network (alternate)
• Alabama vs. Florida (SEC Championship Game): 8 p.m. ET on CBS

 

On Sunday, the Big Ten announced its Champions Week matchups for Week 16:

• Nebraska at Rutgers: 4 p.m. ET, Friday, Dec. 18 on the Big Ten Network
• Purdue at Indiana: 7:30 p.m. ET, Friday, Dec. 18 on the Big Ten Network
• Ohio State vs. Northwestern: Noon ET, Saturday, Dec. 19 on FOX
• Minnesota at Wisconsin: 4 p.m. ET, Saturday, Dec. 19 on the Big Ten Network
• Illinois at Penn State: 5:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, Dec. 19 on FS1
• Michigan at Iowa: 7 p.m. ET, Saturday, Dec. 19 on ESPN
• Michigan State at Maryland: 7:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, Dec. 19 on the Big Ten Network

On Sunday, the Pac-12 announced its kickoff times for Week 16:

• Washington at No. 15 USC: 8 p.m. ET, Friday, Dec. 18 on FOX
• Washington State at Utah: 1:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, Dec. 19 on FS1
• Stanford at UCLA: 8 p.m. ET, Saturday, Dec. 19 on ESPN2
• Oregon at No. 21 Colorado: 9 p.m. ET, Saturday, Dec. 19 on FS1
• Arizona State at Oregon State: 10:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, Dec. 19 on ESPN
• Arizona at California: TBD

On Saturday, Dec. 12, the Pac-12 Conference announced that USC and Washington will meet in the 2020 Pac-12 Football Championship Game.

This year's game is moving away from a traditional neutral site and will be hosted by USC on Friday, Dec. 18. The 2020 Pac-12 Football Championship Game will air on FOX at 8 p.m. ET. 

On Thursday, Boston College announced that it will opt out of the bowl season.

"Our student-athletes have sacrificed so much since June to even make this season possible for BC and our fans and now it is time for them to focus on finishing up the semester strong and going home to spend time with their families and loved ones," Athletic Director Pat Kraft said in the release. "Very few teams in the country handled playing in a pandemic better than our student-athletes have and I thank them for all of their hard work and sacrifice to make it through the season. While the team has decided to conclude its season, we have the utmost respect for our ACC bowl partners and we look forward to participating in the postseason again in 2021."

On Wednesday, the Pac-12 announced that the matchup between Utah at Colorado scheduled for Friday, Dec. 11 has been moved to Saturday, Dec. 12 at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT.

On Wednesday morning, Charlotte announced that its football game scheduled for Friday, Dec. 11 at Marshall has been canceled due to COVID-19 issues within Marshall's program.

On Tuesday, Dec. 8, Indiana announced that it paused all football team-related activities due to an increase in COVID-19 cases within the program. A decision has not yet been made on the team's home game against Purdue, which is currently scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 12.

Good morning, college football fans! It's Monday, Dec. 7 and NCAA.com is your home for all of the latest college football news. Here's the latest:

• The latest AP Top 25 poll was released on Sunday and the top seven teams held firm, while Indiana climbed from No. 10 to No. 8, and Coastal Carolina jumped from No. 14 to No. 11.
• The next College Football Playoff rankings will be released on Tuesday, Dec. 8.
• Week 15 of the college football season kicks off on Thursday, Dec. 10 with Florida Atlantic at Southern Miss and Pitt at Georgia Tech.
• Some of the notable games this weekend include Michigan at No. 4 Ohio State, No. 7 Cincinnati at No. 24 Tulsa, No. 17 North Carolina at No. 10 Miami (FL), and No. 22 Washington at No. 23 Oregon.

With the Vanderbilt squad size and position availability falling below the minimum roster requirements of the SEC, Saturday's Georgia-Vanderbilt game has been postponed. The SEC has rescheduled it for Dec. 19, unless UGA qualifies for the SEC Championship on Dec. 19. In that case, the game would become a no-contest. Here's the SEC's full release. 

The MAC also announced on Friday that Saturday's Buffalo at Ohio game will be canceled. The Ohio football team is undergoing roster issues due to positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing. 

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On Wednesday, Miami (OH) announced that its football game scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5 against Kent State has been canceled due to roster issues at Kent State related to COVID-19.

It's Wednesday, Dec. 2, which means there's a new AP Top 25 poll, new College Football Playoff rankings and another week of action ahead. Here's the latest college football news you need to know Wednesday morning:

• The latest College Football Playoff Rankings were released Tuesday. The top seven teams remain the same, with Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State in the top four. Here's NCAA.com's complete CFP rankings and analysis right here.
• The San Jose State-Hawaii game moved to Honolulu.
• Stanford provides scheduling update for games against Washington, Oregon State.
• ACC announces new schedule changes. The conference announced three new schedule changes. Duke will travel to Florida State and Wake Forest will visit Louisville on Saturday, Dec. 12. Wake Forest will then host Florida State on Saturday, Dec. 19.

On Tuesday afternoon, Stanford revealed changes to its schedule for games against Washington and Oregon State. The Cardinal will travel to Seattle today to prepare for its game against the Huskies on Saturday, Dec. 5.

Next week, the team will travel to Corvallis, Oregon for its game against the Beavers on Saturday, Dec. 12. The game was originally scheduled to take place in Stanford, California.

These changes come after an emergency directive issued by the Santa Clara County Public Health Department on Saturday.

On Friday afternoon, the SEC announced a revised football schedule for Dec. 5, which will now feature No. 1 Alabama at LSU and Arkansas at Missouri. The Alabama-LSU game was rescheduled from Nov. 14 and the Arkansas-Missouri game was rescheduled from Nov. 28.

On Wednesday, Nov. 25, Alabama announced that head football coach NIck Saban tested positive for COVID-19. The No. 1 Crimson Tide are scheduled to host Auburn in the Iron Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 28.

The American Athletic Conference announced Wednesday that the football game scheduled between Cincinnati and Temple on Saturday, Nov. 28 will not be played due to positive COVID-19 cases at both schools.

"Though the schools share a common open date Dec. 5, The American’s return-to-play protocols would not allow for a sufficient number of student-athletes to be available for competition on that date," the news release said. "The game will not be rescheduled and will be declared a no-contest."

On Tuesday night, Arizona State announced its Week 13 matchup against Utah has been canceled.

"We have had to invoke the Pac-12's football game cancellation policy for this week's game versus Utah due to not having the minimum number of scholarship players available on account of return-to-play protocols involving CDC-prescribed quarantines by virtue of contact tracing and cardiac testing evaluation results," Athletic Director Ray Anderson said in a statement.

On Tuesday evening, Tulsa announced its home game against Houston that was scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 28 has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases and contact tracing at Houston.

On Monday afternoon, Charlotte announced that its home football game scheduled for Saturday against Western Kentucky has been moved to 10:30 a.m. ET Tuesday, Dec. 1.

On Wednesday, Navy announced its football game scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21 at South Florida has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing.

On Monday, the SEC announced its television times for Week 13:

• Arkansas at Missouri, 12 p.m. ET on SEC Network
• Kentucky at Florida, 12 p.m. ET on ESPN
• Auburn at Alabama, 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS
• Mississippi State at Ole Miss, 4 p.m. ET on SEC Network
• LSU at Texas A&M, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN
• Georgia at South Carolina, 7:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network
• Tennessee at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network

On Monday, Louisiana Tech announced its football game scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21 against UL Monroe in Shreveport, Louisiana, has been canceled due to COVID-19.

Good evening, it's Friday, Nov. 13. NCAA.com is tracking official sources to provide you with the latest coronavirus-related college football news.

Here's what you need to know Friday night:

• Week 11 of the college football season continued on Friday, Nov. 13.
  • No. 7 Cincinnati leads East Carolina in the fourth quarter while Iowa rolled Minnesota and FAU cruised past FIU. 
  • 15 games in Week 11 have been postponed, canceled or rescheduled.
    • Click or tap here for the complete television schedule
    • Read up on some of the top games in our fan's guide to Week 11.
• On Friday, three football games originally scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14 were canceled — Cal at Arizona State, Utah at UCLA and Gardner-Webb at Charlotte.
  • The Pac-12 later announced that Cal will play at UCLA on Sunday, Nov. 15.
• Additionally, the Coastal Carolina-Troy game scheduled for Nov. 14 has been postponed.
• The SEC, which postponed four Week 11 games, announced Friday that it would use Saturday, Dec. 19 as a playing date for games rescheduled this season due to COVID-19.

Good afternoon, college football fans. It's Friday, Nov. 13 and we're tracking official news sources to provide you with the latest college football-related news.

Here's what you need to know Friday afternoon:

• The SEC, which postponed four games in Week 11, announced Friday that it would utilize Saturday, Dec. 19 as a playing date for football games rescheduled this season due to COVID-19.
• Three college football games scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14 have been canceled — Cal at Arizona State, Utah at UCLA and Gardner-Webb at Charlotte 
• There was also one postponement as No. 15 Coastal Carolina will not play at Troy on Saturday.
• Week 11 of the college football season continues on Friday, Nov. 13.
  • No. 7 Cincinnati hosts East Carolina at 7:30 p.m. ET while Iowa-Minnesota and FAU-FIU kick off at 7 p.m. ET.
  • At this time, 15 games in Week 11 have been postponed, canceled or rescheduled.
    • Click or tap here for the complete television schedule
    • Read up on some of the top games in our fan's guide to Week 11.

Maryland announced Wednesday afternoon that its home game against Ohio State that was scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14 has been canceled. It will not be rescheduled.

On Wednesday, the SEC announced that Saturday's football game scheduled between Georgia and Missouri has been postponed due to positive tests and contact tracing within Missouri's program.

On Tuesday, the SEC announced that the Alabama at LSU and Texas A&M at Tennessee football games that were scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14 have been postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing with LSU and Texas A&M's programs, respectively.

On Tuesday, UTEP football announced that its home game against UAB in Week 12 has been moved to Friday, Nov. 20 at Midland (Tex.) High School.

On Monday afternoon, the SEC announced that Saturday's Auburn-Mississippi State game had been postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests within Mississippi State's program. The game is tentatively rescheduled for Dec. 12.

On Monday afternoon, several Pac-12 football kickoff times were announced:

• Nov. 14: Oregon at Washington State at 7 p.m. ET on FOX
• Nov. 21: USC at Utah at 10:30 p.m. MT on ESPN
• Nov. 21: California at Oregon State at 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1

Less than two hours before its season-opener against No. 12 Oregon, Stanford football announced Saturday night that senior quarterback Davis Mills, junior defensive end Trey LaBounty and senior wide receiver Connor Wedington are unavailable tonight due to COVID-19 testing results and contact tracing protocols.

Mills made six starts in 2019 and was named to this year's preseason Maxwell Award watch list. Wedington had 51 catches, 506 receiving yards and one touchdown last year. LaBounty did not see action in 2019.

Stanford and Oregon kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET tonight.?

On Thursday, Nov. 5, Air Force announced that it has postponed its Nov. 7 game against Army due to COVID-19. The two programs will attempt to reschedule for later in the season if possible.

"We are disappointed to postpone this game, but the health and safety of our cadets, staff and the community continues to be our No. 1 priority at the Academy," Air Force Director of Athletics Nathan Pine said in an official statement.

Good evening, it's Wednesday, Nov. 4. NCAA.com is tracking official sources to provide you with the latest coronavirus-related college football news.

Here's what you need to know Wednesday night:

• Week 10 of the 2020 college football season kicked off on Wednesday, Nov. 4.
  • The MAC opened its season with a six-game slate.
    • Eastern Michigan and Kent State kicked off the week at 6 p.m. ET
    • Reigning conference champion Miami (Ohio) hosted Ball State at 7 p.m. ET.
    • Bowling Green at Toledo was the final game of the night, starting at 8 p.m. ET.
  • Week 10 continues on Thursday with two more games.
  • The Virginia vs. Louisville game scheduled for this Saturday has been rescheduled for Nov. 14.
  • The Pac-12 returns later in the week, kicking off its 2020 season on Saturday, Nov. 7. 
  • Click or tap here for the complete television schedule.
  • There are 22 ranked teams scheduled to play this week. Read up on some of the top games in our fan's guide to Week 10. 
• On Tuesday, Nov. 3, Conference USA announced that seven football games have been rescheduled for the first two weeks of December.
  • All seven games were previously postponed due to COVID-19.

Good evening, it's Tuesday, Nov. 3. NCAA.com is tracking official sources to provide you with the latest coronavirus-related college football news.

Here's what you need to know Tuesday night:

• Student-athletes had the day off from countable athletics related activities (CARA) on Tuesday due to Election Day. 
• Week 10 of the 2020 college football season begins Wednesday, Nov. 4.
  • The MAC opens the week Wednesday with a six-game slate as the conference kicks off its season.
    • Reigning conference champion Miami (Ohio) hosts Ball State at 7 p.m. ET.
  • The Pac-12 returns later in the week, kicking off on Saturday, Nov. 7.
  • Click or tap here for the complete television schedule.
• Wisconsin announced Tuesday that its Nov. 6 game against Purdue has been canceled due to COVID-19. 
  • The Badgers last played on Friday, Oct. 23. Team activities are paused indefinitely. 
• FIU also canceled its Week 10 game. The Panthers were scheduled to play at UTEP on Saturday.

On Monday afternoon, the American Athletic Conference announced that its conference championship game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 19 at the stadium of the team with the highest winning percentage in AAC games. At the time of the announcement, Cincinnati and Tulsa lead the conference with a 3-0 conference record.

Following No. 1 Clemson's 34-28 victory over Boston College on Saturday, Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney confirmed that quarterback Trevor Lawrence will not play next weekend against No. 4 Notre Dame.

It was announced Thursday that Lawrence tested positive for COVID-19 and would not be available for today's game against Boston College. Following ACC protocol, Lawrence must be isolated for at least 10 days from the date of the positive test. 

Lawrence posted an update on Twitter on Thursday following news of his positive test explaining that he was experiencing "relatively mild symptoms."

In Lawrence's place, freshman DJ Uiagalelei threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns in his first start under center on Saturday. Clemson trailed by as much as 18 before storming back for its seventh win of the season.

Clemson visits Notre Dame Saturday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The?2020-21 college football bowl schedule?is here. The 37-game slate begins Dec. 19 with the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl and concludes on Jan. 11 with the CFP National Championship.

Here is our complete list of every bowl game, which will be updated after every game with results and links to complete statistics.

All games will be televised by ESPN channels,?aside from the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl and Arizona Bowl, which will be on CBS networks.

"We are thrilled to have the Bowl Season schedule set," Nick Carparelli, the Executive Director of Bowl Season, said. "It has been an exceptionally unusual year due to the pandemic. But thanks to the flexibility and cooperation of the conferences and bowl partners, we are excited to reward student-athletes. These games will be a great way to highlight the many accomplishments of teams who have persevered through a very challenging year. Their hard work is deserving of celebration, especially this year."

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced on Thursday night. He will not play in Saturday's game vs. Boston College.

Lawrence is experiencing mild symptoms and is in isolation. The Tigers' next game after Saturday is Nov. 7 at Notre Dame. Freshman D.J. Uiagalelei has the most playing time this season among the other quarterbacks, passing for 102 yards and rushing for a pair of touchdowns.

"The only thing that hurts is missing an opportunity to be with my teammates this weekend and play the game I love," Lawrence said in a Twitter post.

Through six games, Lawrence has passed for 1,833 yards with?17 touchdowns and two interceptions for the top-ranked Tigers. He has also rushed for four touchdowns.

"While we certainly will miss Trevor, this is an opportunity for other guys to step up and we’re excited about competing against a very good BC team on Saturday," Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said.

Lawrence has started every game for Clemson since September 2018, though an injury forced him to leave his first start against Syracuse.

On Thursday, the ACC announced that its 2020 ACC Football Championship Game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 19 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.

The game time will be announced by Dec. 7, and the game will be televised by ABC or ESPN. The two participants will be the two ACC football teams with the highest winning percentage in conference games.

On Wednesday, Wisconsin announced it had paused all football team activities for at least seven days due to COVID-19 cases within the program. The game scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 31 between Wisconsin and Nebraska will not be played.

"We have said from the beginning that the health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches and staff members comes first," athletic director Barry Alvarez said in the news release. "Over the past several days we have seen a rising number of student-athletes and staff contract the virus. The responsible thing for us to do is to pause football-related activities for at least seven days."

On Wednesday afternoon, the Southern Conference announced its spring football schedule, which will be held over the course of nine weeks starting Saturday, Feb. 20. Regular-season play will finish on April 17. The NCAA Division I FCS Championship will begin the following week.

On Wednesday, Liberty announced it had scheduled a home football game against UMass for Friday, Nov. 27. The game will kick off at noon ET. Both schools are FBS independents.

Good evening,?it's Saturday, Oct. 17. We're tracking official sources to provide you with the latest coronavirus-related college football news.

Here's what you need to know Saturday night:

• 13?ranked teams played in Week 7?of the 2020 college football season. Here are some notable results:
  • No. 1 Clemson romped 73-7 at Georgia Tech.
  • No. 2 Alabama edged?No. 3 Georgia 41-24 after the Crimson Tide scored 21 unanswered points.
  • No. 4 Notre Dame held off Louisville 12-7 behind a second-half rushing touchdown by quarterback Ian Book.
  • Florida State scored 31 first-points to stun No. 5 North Carolina 31-28.?
• The Big Ten returns to play in Week 8 with ESPN's College GameDay headed to Michigan-Minnesota.

On Friday, the Southeastern Conference announced six changes to its 2020 college football schedule. These alterations to the schedule came after two games set for Saturday, Oct. 17 were postponed due to COVID-19.

Here are the six games affected, including the updated kickoff times and broadcast information:

• Kentucky at Missouri — Moved from Oct. 31 to Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. ET on SEC Network
• South Carolina at LSU — Remains scheduled for Oct. 24, game time moved to 7 p.m. ET on ESPN
• Georgia at Kentucky — Moved from Oct. 24 to Oct. 31 at noon ET on SEC Network
• Missouri at Florida — Moved from Oct. 24 to Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Vanderbilt at Missouri — Moved from Oct. 17 to Dec. 12*
• LSU at Florida — Moved from Oct. 17 to Dec. 12*

* — Postponed due to COVID-19