On College Football The frustrations caused by the pandemic in college sport have mirror the problems seen beyond athletics. On Monday, a strategically placed bus prevented the view of Georgia's football practice ahead of Friday's College Football Playoff semifinal game against Michigan. This week, practices were closed to allow teams to avoid asking questions about players who aren't there because of the coronavirus. Credit... Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Const ...read more

Q. and A. The former Super Bowl champion has always had a way with words. He has become a trusted advisor to the N.F.L. for college football players who want their "wittys" to get out of that siti. Marshawn Lynch credits his Buffalo Bills teammates with informing him about retirement accounts in his early career. "You're going to do this, even if you don't want to." Credit... Taylor Glascock, The New York Times Published Jan. 19, 2022 Last updated Jan. 20, 2 ...read more

The College Football Playoff begins on Friday, with Alabama and Cincinnati playing in the Cotton Bowl and Michigan and Georgia facing off in the Orange Bowl. img alt="Alabama meets Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl Friday." src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/12/31/multimedia/31cfb-explain1/31cfb-explain1-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75auto=webpdisable=upscale"/> On Friday, Alabama and Cincinnati will meet at the Cotton Bowl. Credit... Richard W. Rodriguez/Associated ...read more

A City College Physics professor was shocked to discover the contents of an ordinary box that had been in the mailroom. The box contained bundles of $50 and $100 bills, adding up to $180,000. Credit... The City College of New York Published Dec. 21, 2021 Updated Dec. 23, 2021 Vinod Menon was a City College of New York in Harlem physics professor who returned to in-person teaching this semester. He finally looked through the pile of off ...read more

On College Football Recent huddles among the sport's leaders have shown how much television drives their thinking. A band played to a sparse crowd in an area for college football fans in Indianapolis on Saturday, ahead of the national championship game on Monday night. Credit... AJ Mast for The New York Times Jan. 10, 2022 Register for the Pro Football D ...read more

While six-figure players have been the most prominent, thousands of athletes are making just enough to pay for books and date nights, as part of name, image, and likeness agreements. Emily O'Donnell, left, and Emelie Curtis, center, teammates on the Duquesne University lacrosse team, finish a lacrosse clinic in Pittsburgh. Credit... Jared Wickerham, The New York Times Dec. 9, 2021 ...read more

(CNN)Bryce Young received the Heisman Memorial trophy for the 2021 college football seasons Saturday night at New York City's Lincoln Center. This was the 87th annual ceremony to honor the sport's most prestigious award. After last Saturday's dramatic performance in the Southeastern Conference Championship game win over Georgia, the University of Alabama quarterback was the clear favorite for this award. He set a conference record with 461 yards including 421 in air. T ...read more

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Alabama 27, Cincinnati 6 For the national championship, the Crimson Tide will take on the Georgia Bulldogs Jan. 10. Ja'Corey Brooks caught a 44-yard touchdown for Alabama near the end of the first half that put the Crimson Tide ahead of Cincinnati, 17-3. Credit... Richard Rodriguez/Getty images Dec. 31, 2021 Register for the Pro Football Digest. Our analysi ...read more

The Huskies will be without the best player in women's college basketball for up to eight weeks. With a win and a loss so far in her absence, it's difficult to say how they will fare. Huskies guard Paige Bueckers was helped off the court after an injury on Dec. 5. Credit... David Butler Ii/USA TODAY Sports Dec. 13, 2021 NEWARK -- Last month, ESPN announced that ABC would broadcast a regular season women's college basketball matchup. It ...read more