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Pres. Trump Pushing For Big Ten Fall Football, But B1G Officials Not Optimistic

President Donald Trump suggested today that the Big Ten is close to returning to a fall football season, but conference officials strongly disagreed.

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Iowa Football Coaches Receive Raises After School Cuts Swimming Programs

Assistant football coaches at the University of Iowa will receive pay raises for 2020-2021, even after factoring in a 10% reduction in salaries.

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YMCA Nationals Champion Billy Regan Becomes 3rd UConn-to-Ohio State Transfer

Billy Regan, North Hansen, and Gavin Moak are all moving from Storrs, Connecticut to Columbus, Ohio this fall.

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19.7 Sprinter Dylan Delaney Transfers from South Carolina to Wisconsin

Delaney will have an immediate impact, as his 50 free best time would’ve led the Badgers entire roster last year.

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After Breakout Junior Season, Finn Brooks Verbally Commits to Indiana

Finn Brooks, from Fort Wayne, Indiana, has verbally committed to the Indiana Hoosiers after huge drops during his junior year of high school.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Iowa Swim/Dive on Being Cut

The duo described Iowa’s program history and what the program has done for them as individuals as well as the communities they’re involved in

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Swimmer Emily Park from Seoul, South Korea Commits to Northwestern

Emily Park, who attends the Seoul Foreign School in South Korea, joins a very diverse class of Wildcats that now includes 2 Asian swimmers.

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YNats Finalist Breaststroker Sydney McCracken Sends Verbal Pledge to Nebraska

1:03 breaststroker Sydney McCracken has announced her verbal commitment to the Nebraska women’s swimming and diving class of 2025.

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Minnesota State Champion Breaststroker, IMer Reese Dehen Chooses Ohio State

Reese Dehen is the 10th publicly-committed swimmer in the Ohio State Buckeyes’ 2021 recruiting class.

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IU Rounds Out Class of 2024 with Tarrin Gilliland, Anne Fowler and Logan Graham

Indiana University has announced the final signees of its class of 2024, which include a swimmer and two divers. 

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Nebraska Football Players Suing Big Ten, Hoping To Reinstate Football Season

Eight Nebraska football players are suing the Big Ten Conference over its decision to postpone the fall football season to spring.

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Facebook Page Aims To Unite Iowa Alumni, Save Program

In the wake of Iowa’s groundbreaking decision to cut its swimming & diving programs, Hawkeye Alumni are assembling in a Facebook group to save the program.

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Trevor Jones Stays In-State, Commits to Michigan State for 2021

Trevor Jones has announced that he intends to stay in-state, committing to join Michigan State after his graduation in the spring of 2021.

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Iowa To Cut Women’s & Men’s Swimming & Diving After 2020-2021 Season

A report from Fansided’s DearOldGold.com says that Iowa will cut men’s and women’s swimming & diving and two more sports after the 2020-2021 season.

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Program Cut Ends 103-Year Iowa Legacy That Includes Birth of Butterfly Stroke

Bowen Strassforth – Olympic silver medalist, NCAA All-American and part of an NCAA runner-up team in 1949 – is part of a long-running Iowa swimming legacy.

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