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

On Wednesday, Middle Tennessee announced its football game scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5 has been canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests, contact tracing and injuries.

Coastal Carolina announced that its Sun Belt Championship Game matchup against Louisiana will kick off at Noon E.T. on Saturday, Dec. 19.

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.

San Jose State announced that its game against Hawaii, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5, has been moved from San Jose to Honolulu. The change is because of new COVID-19 guidelines in Santa Clara County. Kickoff is to be determined. 

The ACC announced three new schedule changes on Tuesday night. Duke will visit Florida State and Wake Forest will travel to Louisville on Saturday, Dec. 12. Wake Forest will then host Florida State on Saturday, Dec. 19.

Additionally, the league's athletic directors have voted to "preserve the integrity of the ACC Football Championship Game by evaluating each of the three teams in contention (Clemson, Miami and Notre Dame) based on a nine-game conference schedule." All three will conclude the regular season this weekend. 

Monday, Nov. 30 was another busy day in the world of COVID-19-related college football scheduling news.

Here's the latest:

• The game scheduled between Western Kentucky and Charlotte for Tuesday morning has been canceled.
• Minnesota announced its football game against Northwestern that was scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5 has been canceled.
• Florida State's game against Duke has been postponed and now the Blue Devils will instead host Miami on Saturday, Dec. 5.
• Kickoff times and TV info for Week 14 in the Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC are all now available.
• Click or tap here or for the complete college football TV schedule.

On Monday, Minnesota announced its football game against Northwestern that was scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5 has been canceled.

Good evening, it's Sunday, Nov. 29. NCAA.com is tracking official sources to provide you with the latest coronavirus-related college football news.

Here's what you need to know Sunday night:

• UTEP temporarily suspends team activities, cancels game for Saturday, Dec. 5 against Southern Miss.
  • The decision was made because of positive COVID-19 tests within UTEP's program, according to a statement.
• Conference USA announces UAB-Middle Tennessee game.
  • The game will be played on Sunday, Dec. 6. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. ET.
• SEC reveals start times for Week 14 games, all of which are scheduled for Dec. 5.
  • Notable matchups include No. 6 Florida vs. Tennessee at 3:30 p.m. and No. 1 Alabama vs. LSU at 8 p.m.
• Week 14 begins Tuesday, Dec. 1 with Western Kentucky visiting Charlotte at 10:30 a.m.
  • Notable games for Dec. 5 include No. 3 Ohio State vs. Michigan State at 12 p.m., No. 10 Indiana vs. No. 18 Wisconsin at 3:30 p.m. and No. 9 Georgia vs. Vanderbilt at 4 p.m. 
  • For game times and television info, click here. 

On Sunday, Conference USA announced that UAB will play at Middle Tennessee on Sunday, Dec. 6, with a kickoff scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET.

Today's San Jose State at Boise State football game has been canceled due to an upward trend of COVID-19 cases and contact tracing within the Boise State football program.

Boise State Athletic Director Bob Carney released the following statement on the decision:

"Because of a delay at the lab, our results from Thursday's tests didn't come back until late yesterday, which meant our staff were contact tracing until late last night. Under the circumstances, and with limited numbers within specific position groups, our coaches, administration and medical personnel met this morning and determined that it was not in the best interest of our student-athletes' safety and well-being to play today's game. I am disappointed for the student-athletes, coaches and fans, both at Boise State and San Jose State, and am hopeful the Broncos will be able to return to the field this next week against UNLV."

The ACC announced Saturday morning that the Virginia at Florida State game, originally scheduled for tonight at 8 p.m. ET, has been postponed due to "positive tests, subsequent quarantining, and contact tracing within the Florida State football team."

Virginia is next scheduled to play next Saturday, Dec. 5 against Boston College. Florida State's next scheduled matchup is next Saturday at Duke.

On Friday, the Pinstripe Bowl announced that it will not be played this year due to the recent increase in cases of COVID-19.

Colorado has added a Nov. 28 home game against San Diego State to its 2020 college football schedule. The Buffaloes had an opening on Saturday after the Pac-12 canceled their road game at USC due to COVID-19. 

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 Mountain West announced on Wednesday afternoon that the football game scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 26 between Air Force and Colorado State has been canceled due to "an upward trend of COVID-19 cases" within Colorado State's program.

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, the College Football Playoff selection committee released the first CFP rankings of the 2020 season.

The top four teams are: No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Clemson and No. 4 Ohio State.

You can see the full rankings and read NCAA.com's analysis here.

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 Tuesday evening, Southern Miss announced that its road game against UAB that was scheduled for Friday, Nov. 27 has been canceled.

FIU announced Monday that its game against Louisiana Tech on Saturday, Nov. 28 has been canceled due the Panthers not having enough healthy players "at a key position."

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 afternoon, the Mountain West announced that the football game scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21 between UNLV and Colorado State will not happen due to positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing within the UNLV program.

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.

The ACC released a series of schedule changes Monday evening, as a result of the postponement of Miami's next two games. This comes after positive tests and subsequent quarantining of individuals within the Miami program.

Miami's home game against Georgia Tech, originally scheduled for this Saturday, Nov. 21, has been postponed to Saturday, Dec. 19 — the same date as the ACC Championship Game. It will only be played if the Hurricanes are not participating in the title game and if the result of the Georgia Tech-Miami would not directly impact the determination of which two teams do play in the league championship game.

Miami's road game at Wake Forest, originally set for Nov. 28, was also postponed to Saturday, Dec. 5. To accommodate these changes, the below games were also rescheduled by the conference.

Saturday, Nov. 28
Wake Forest at Louisville (previously scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5)
 
Saturday, Dec. 5
Miami at Wake Forest (previously scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 28)
Western Carolina at North Carolina (previously scheduled for Friday, Dec. 11)
 
Saturday, Dec. 12
Louisville at Boston College (previously scheduled for Friday, Nov. 27)
North Carolina at Miami (previously scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5)
 
Saturday, Dec. 19
Georgia Tech at Miami (previously scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21) *

* This game will be played if Miami is not in the ACC Football Championship Game and if the result of the Georgia Tech at Miami game would not directly impact the determination of which two teams do play in the league championship game.

On Monday, the Big Ten announced several kickoff times for Week 13:

• Nebraska at Iowa, 1 p.m. ET on FOX
• Minnesota at Wisconsin, 2 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network
• Rutgers at Purdue, 4 p.m. ET on FS1

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.

Miami (OH) announced Sunday that its game against Ohio on Tuesday, Nov. 17 has been canceled due to positive tests within Ohio's program. The game has been declared a no contest, according to the school's release. 

Good evening, it's Saturday, Nov. 14. NCAA.com is tracking official sources to provide you with the latest coronavirus-related college football news.

Here's what you need to know Saturday night:

• Week 11 of the college football season continued on Saturday, Nov. 14.
  • There were 12 ranked teams in action Saturday, here are a few notable results:
    • No. 2 Notre Dame beat Boston College 45-31, its 12th straight win against the ACC.
    • Kyle Trask threw five first-half touchdown passes as No. 6 Florida cruised 63-35 past Arkansas.
    • No. 9 Miami (Fla.) rallied on the road to edge Virginia Tech 25-24.
    • No. 11 Oregon survived an upset bid from Washington State, beating the Cougars 43-29.
  • Week 11 concludes Sunday with UCLA hosting Cal at noon ET. 
  • Fifteen games originally scheduled for Week 11 were either postponed, rescheduled or canceled.
• The Heisman Trophy Ceremony is going virtual in 2020. This year’s event will be broadcast from ESPN’s studios in Bristol, Conn.
  • Finalists will appear via satellite from their homes or schools.
• In Week 12, ESPN's College GameDay is headed to Norman, Okla. for Oklahoma-Oklahoma State on Saturday, Nov. 21.

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 morning. NCAA.com is tracking official sources to provide you with the latest coronavirus-related college football news.

Here's what you need to know for Friday, Nov. 13:

Week 11 of the 2020 college football season continues tonight.

• There are three games tonight with No. 7 Cincinnati playing East Carolina at 7:30 p.m. ET. Plus, Florida Atlantic takes on FIU and Iowa faces Minnesota. Both games kick off at 7 p.m. ET. 
• There are 14 ranked teams scheduled to play in Week 11.
  • Click or tap here for the complete television schedule. At this moment, 13 games originally scheduled for this week have been postponed, canceled or rescheduled. 
  • Read up on some of the top games in our fan's guide to Week 11.
• On Friday morning, No. 15 Coast Carolina's game at Troy was postponed due to positive "COVID-19 tests and injuries on Troy’s team."
• Also on Friday morning, the Pac-12 canceled the Arizona State vs. Cal game "due to Arizona State not having the minimum number of scholarship players available for the game" because of positive COVID-19 tests. One of which includes ASU head coach Herm Edwards.
• ICYMI, on Thursday Pittsburgh announced that it paused all team activities due to COVID-19, resulting in its game vs. Georgia Tech slated for the week being moved to Dec. 12. UAB announced that its Nov. 14 home game against North Texas has been canceled.

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.

Good morning, college football fans. It's Wednesday, Nov. 11 and we're tracking official news sources to provide you with the latest college football-related news.

Here's what you need to know:

• The SEC has postponed three games from its Week 11 schedule – No. 1 Alabama at LSU, Texas A&M at Tennessee and Auburn at Mississippi State.
• Three other FBS games scheduled for Week 11 have been postponed: Air Force at Wyoming, Memphis at Navy and UL Monroe at Arkansas State.
• UAB and UTEP have moved their Week 12 game to Friday, Nov. 20 at Midland (Tex.) High School. There will be no fans in attendance.
• Week 11 of the 2020 college football season began on Tuesday, Nov. 10, with Ohio, Kent State and Buffalo winning. There are 15 ranked teams scheduled to play this weekend. Click or tap here for the complete television schedule.

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.

The Big South Conference announced its 2021 spring college football schedule on Monday. The format will feature five teams playing four conference games each.

Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, Kennesaw State, Monmouth and Robert Morris will participate in the spring season while Campbell, North Alabama and Hampton have opted not to compete. The conference champion will earn an automatic bid into the revised 16-team 2021 FCS championship field.

Robert Morris was initially set to become a member of the Big South in the fall of 2021 but is now eligible for this year's Big South championship.

Here is the full 2021 spring schedule, revealed Monday afternoon:

Saturday, March 13
Charleston Southern at Kennesaw State
Monmouth at Robert Morris

Saturday, March 20
Robert Morris at Charleston Southern
Monmouth at Gardner-Webb

Saturday, March 27
Charleston Southern at Monmouth
Kennesaw State at Gardner-Webb

Saturday, April 3
Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern
Robert Morris at Kennesaw State

Saturday, April 10
Gardner-Webb at Robert Morris
Kennesaw State at Monmouth

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

On Monday, the SEC announced its Week 12 television schedule:

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

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.

On Thursday, the Pac-12 announced that a football game scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7 between California and Washington has been canceled due to Cal not having the minimum number of players available, due to COVID-19.

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.

The SEC and Alabama's team physician Dr. Jimmy Robinson announced Saturday afternoon that Nick Saban has been cleared to coach the Georgia vs. Alabama game tonight. The SEC released a statement explaining its testing protocols and how three negative tests were reported 24 hours apart.

"Consistent with the Conference's COVID-19 management requirements, PAE, the third-party provider secured by the SEC to standardize and provide testing for the 14 member institutions, has utilized the authorized laboratory in processing and reporting the three tests 24 hours apart as necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Task Force policy regarding the handling of asymptomatic PCR positive tests."

Here's the official statement from the SEC: 

Statement from the Southeastern Conference Office on Alabama head coach Nick Saban.

Full release » https://t.co/8vEXJMOKl0. pic.twitter.com/XWynDkLtij

— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) October 17, 2020

Sacramento State, an FCS team that has not taken a snap this fall, announced Thursday that it will not play in the 2021 Big Sky spring football season. 

Sacramento State President Dr. Robert S. Nelsen states the postponement is "due to COVID-19" and "the risks it could cause to our players' wellbeing."

FCS teams have the option to begin the regular season from the Sept. 21 through Dec. 31 window or in 2021. The FCS championship begins April 18, 2021 through May 15, 2021 and will have 16 instead of 24 teams. For more on the season, click here.

"After thoughtful deliberation we have determined that it is in the best interest of both our student-athletes and our football program to opt out of a possible spring football season," Sacramento State head coach Troy Taylor said. "Our concern regarding the effects of a short turnaround and recovery time from a spring season to a fall season, in our opinion, we're too big of a health risk. Obviously, we are disappointed in not having a football season this year. But we are already striving and preparing for the 2021 fall season."

The SEC announced Wednesday afternoon that the Ole Miss at Arkansas game scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday, Oct. 17 will be carried by the SEC Network and Texas A&M at Mississippi State will be carried by ESPN at 4 p.m. ET.

On Wednesday afternoon, the MAC announced its six-game fall football schedule, which culminates in the 2020 MAC Football Championship Game on Friday, Dec. 18 at Ford Field in Detroit. The first conference games will be played on Wednesday, Nov. 4 and the first three weeks of games will be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Each team will play three home games and three road games.

Good morning, today is Tuesday, Oct. 6. NCAA.com is tracking official news sources to provide you with the latest coronavirus-related college football news.

Here's what you need to know:

• The Sun Belt announced its 2020 conference championship game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 19.
• Arizona head coach Kevin Sumlin has tested positive for COVID-19.
• Week 6 action kicks off on Thursday, Oct. 8 with Houston hosting Tulane at 7:30 p.m. ET. For game times and television info, click here.
• ESPN's College GameDay announced it will be in Clemson, South Carolina for No. 7 Miami (FL) vs. No. 1 Clemson on Saturday, Oct. 10. 

Arizona head football coach Kevin Sumlin has tested positive for COVID-19, the school's athletic department announced Monday afternoon. 

Sumlin received a positive result from a recent testing of the administration. He immediately entered self-isolation and has not experienced any symptoms, according to the release.

"Contract tracing as well as a thorough analysis of all related team activities and protocols determined the test result is not related to any team activities and no close contacts were identified within the football program," the athletic department said in a statement.

"I am feeling well and will be engaged in our ramp-up activities on a virtual basis until I complete the isolation protocol," Sumlin said in the statement. "I look forward to be being back on field in time to begin preparing for the season."

The Pac-12 announced its 2020 schedule on Saturday, Oct. 3. Arizona will open the season at Utah on Saturday, Nov. 7.

Good morning, today is Monday, Oct. 5. NCAA.com is tracking official news sources to provide you with the latest coronavirus-related college football updates.

Here's what you need to know this morning:

• The latest AP Top 25 poll was released Sunday afternoon. It features five new teams in this week's rankings and a new team, Georgia, at No. 3.
• Four ranked teams lost at home to unranked opponents on Saturday, which is tied for the second-most losses in the AP poll era, which highlights the takeaways from the weekend.
• Week 6 action kicks off on Thursday, Oct. 8 with Houston hosting Tulane at 7:30 p.m. ET. For game times and television info, click here.
• ESPN's College GameDay announced it will be on location in Clemson, South Carolina for No. 7 Miami (FL) vs. No. 1 Clemson on Saturday, Oct. 10. 
• The Pac-12 announced its week-by-week, "6+1" 2020 football schedule.