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AP Top 25: Oklahoma, UCF out; BYU up; Iowa State back in

October 6, 2020Tom Johnson

NEW YORK (AP) – Oklahoma dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since September 2016 and No. 24 Iowa State jumped back into the […]

Ragin’ Cajuns beat No. 23 Iowa St 31-14; 1st Top 25 road win

September 14, 2020Tom Johnson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Perseverance, confidence and two long kick returns propelled Louisiana-Lafayette to one of its biggest wins in program history, 31-14 win over No. 23 Iowa State on […]

For college football on TV, ‘the season itself is the story’

September 8, 2020Tom Johnson

(AP) – The networks that televise college football are adjusting to a smaller inventory of games because many conferences won’t be playing this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic. They […]

Iowa State University is nicknamed the "Cyclones", with the campus located in Ames, Iowa

With Purdy leading way, Cyclones look to make some history

September 3, 2020Tom Johnson

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State enters this season coming off one of its best three-year stretches and with the belief it’s ready to do something it has never done […]

NCAA: Tyler Harris can play hoops in 2020-21 for Iowa State

September 2, 2020Tom Johnson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The NCAA has granted immediate eligibility to Iowa State guard Tyler Harris, who transferred from Memphis after last season. Iowa State announced Monday that Harris would […]

Texas Tech without 20-plus players with positive COVID tests

August 26, 2020Tom Johnson

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech is practicing without at least 20 players who have tested positive for COVID-19, as well as an unspecified number of additional players also being […]

NCAA moves toward free year of eligibility for fall athletes

August 20, 2020Tom Johnson

NEW YORK (AP) – College athletes who play fall sports, including football, will be given a free year of eligibility no matter how much they compete over the next 10 […]

K-State, Chiefs announce fans in stands, at greatly reduced capacity this fall

August 18, 2020Tom Johnson

The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League and Kansas State University of the Big 12 Conference will have spectators at their football games this fall, with K-State officials, […]

The Big 12 Conference, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, includes 14 schools as of July 1, 2023

Big 12 moves ahead with fall sports beginning in September

August 12, 2020August 13, 2020Tom Johnson

DALLAS (AP) – The Big 12 Conference reaffirmed its decision to press on with college football and other fall sports Wednesday, joining the Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences in taking […]

As college leaders meet, football players push to play

August 11, 2020Tom Johnson

(AP) – After the Power Five conference commissioners met Sunday to discuss mounting concern about whether a college football season can be played in a pandemic, players took to social […]