Athletics
- University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ head football coach Mel Tucker has informed Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Athletic Director Rick George that he is resigning, effective immediately. George issued a statement Wednesday morning. Read the statement.
- Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano sits down with star Denver Broncos running back and former Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ student athlete Phillip Lindsay, the first undrafted rookie offensive player to make the Pro Bowl. He is the only undrafted player to eclipse 1,000 yards rushing in each of his first two seasons.
- The Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ junior is one of 10 NCAA Division I men's basketball players competing to win the annual honor, which recognizes the top Division I power forward.
- Three University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ football uniform numbers that have been retired for decades will circulate back into use, athletic director Rick George has announced.
- Changes enacted at last week’s NCAA convention provide new flexibility for elite student-athletes to receive funding to support their Olympics training efforts.
- The Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ athletic director will serve a three-year term on the 13-member committee, which is in charge of creating the rankings and selecting the teams that compete for the College Football Playoff National Championship.
- Chip took first place among mascots at the 2020 College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championships on Saturday in Orlando, Florida, winning for the first time since 2010.
- The Pac-12 Conference has released its schedule for conference football games for the 2020 season, with Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ having two home games in each month of the season and a non-Saturday contest for the 25th straight season.
- Taylor Kornieck, a Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ soccer standout who was picked by the Orlando Pride, is the highest Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ draft pick in any sport since Chauncey Billups was drafted No. 3 overall by the Boston Celtics in 1997.
- The men's basketball team on Friday signed 13-year-old Nicholas Nelson to the team in partnership with a national nonprofit whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children facing serious and chronic illnesses.