College football 2020 offseason thread

Gotta say, as a Pac-12 guy I absolutely love this.

 

That may be the stupidest thing I've ever heard of.

 

I really don’t think that’s happening.

 

Has Saint Dabo of the Upstate commented? The thing about all of these speculative stories that bugs me is that none of them has even said if they asked any of the schools for comment.

 

May be the first Power 5 school to dial back previously announced plans to open as normal.

 

Mandel: It’s time to start thinking about a Plan B for...

 

Well, that didn't take long.


Texas A&M recruiting violation: Aggies, Jimbo Fisher penalized by NCAA

"The Texas A&M Aggies football program, namely head coach Jimbo Fisher, committed recruiting and countable athletic related activity violations between January 2018 and February 2019, the NCAA announced Thursday.

The agreement states that Fisher "failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance because of his personal involvement" regarding the recruiting violation, which involved Fisher and an assistant visiting a prospect at high school prior to the completion of his junior year.

As a result, Texas A&M will be on probation for one year, pay a $5,000 fine and a 10-day off-campus recruiting ban for the entire coaching staff for the fall 2020 period. Fisher was hit with a six-month show-cause penalty, which would end Jan. 1, 2021.

Under that show-cause, Fisher was banned from using phone, email or text to contact prospects for a nine-day period in January. The Aggies also reduced his off-campus recruiting days in December 2019 and January. He will also not be able to recruit in-person during the fall contact period. "

 

Football and COVID-19: Wear a mask if you want NFL, fall sports

 

I thought UCLA was in the same boat ... online only classes for fall semester. Not sure if they ever announced they would open as "normal."