SI Weekly: Around the Sports Illustrated College Network (Aug. 2)

Here is our weekly report on the best stories published throughout our Sports Illustrated network.

From the Big Ten to the SEC, ACC and Big 12, be sure to check out some of these articles from the past week that were submitted by the sites' publishers from around the country.

We will start nationally with the main Sports Illustrated brand, then go around the Big Ten Conference and continue to branch out from there. (Many thanks to Jake Kokorowski from our AllBadgers.com site up in Wisconsin.)

Sports Illustrated

The SI national team continues to publish their outstanding college-based content:

• Ross Dellenger and Pat Forde: Power 5 Leaders Exploring Possibility of Staging Their Own Fall Sports Championships
• Dellenger: Inside the SEC's Conference-Only Schedule for 2020
  
• Forde: Power 5 Leaders Must Articulate Motive Behind Push to Play 2020 College Football Season
• Rohan Nadkarni: Why A Large Group of Pac-12 Players Are Prepared to Sit Out the Football Season
  

Big Ten

Indiana

From Hoosiers Now:

• Race Thompson Emerging As A Leader, Setting Stage For Breakout Season?
• Indiana Players Speak Out On Difficult Offseason Off The Court
• Brownsburg Offensive Tackle Joshua Sales Commits To Indiana
• Virginia 3-Star DB Maurice Freeman commits to Indiana

Maryland

From AllTerrapins.com:

• Bleak Outlook for Fall Sports Continues As Big Ten Attempting to Finalize Fall Schedule
• Top Seven in for Wise Wide Receiver Jalil Farooq
• Commitment a Long Time Coming for Linebacker Bam Booker
• Analysis: What to Expect from Maryland Basketball's Newest Addition
• Kevin Plank, CFO Named in SEC Probe Investigating Under Armour
• Maryland Wastes No Time Sending Official Offers to 2021 Commits and Targets

Michigan

From Wolverine Digest:

• Michigan's Success Could Depend On Sophomore Surge
• Michigan's Bookend Defensive Ends Create Fervor For 2020
• Five-Star Harrison Ingram Explains Why Michigan Is Still In The Mix
• Michigan Commit Cristian Dixon Named A Top 10 WR By SI All-American
• Andrel Anthony Picks Michigan Over Michigan State

Ohio State

From Buckeyes Now:

• Most Surprising Recruits, Based on High School Ranking, for Ohio State Football in the Past Decade - Part 1
• Most Surprising Recruits, Based on High School Ranking, for Ohio State Football in the Past Decade - Part 2
• Relationship Between LeBron James and Ohio State Athletics Could Grow Even Stronger

Penn State

From AllPennState.com's Mark Wogenrich:

• Penn State Announces Salary Cuts in Athletic Department
• Penn State 'Pleased' With NCAA's Decision Allowing Social Justice Statements on Uniforms
• Penn State Recruiting: Who's Next for the Class of 2022?
• Could Penn State Host a 'Students Only' Game at Beaver Stadium?

From Around the Rest of the College Athletic Landscape

Duke

From Blue Devil Country:

• What Social Justice Messages Did Duke's NBA Players Choose For Their Jerseys
• Brandon Ingram Gives Adidas Shoes to Every Hospital Worker in Home Town

LSU

• From LSU Country's Glen West: LSU Coach Ed Orgeron Hoping Team Will 'Adapt and Adjust' to SEC Moving to All-Conference Schedule

N.C. State

From AllWolfpack.com's Brett Friedlander:

• Who Will Be NC State's Plus-One?
• Snakebit State Loses Another High-Profile Home Date
• Even Without SEC, ACC Still Planning to Keep 'Plus One' Format
• What Does an Official NC State Offer Letter Look Like?

Oklahoma

From AllSooners.com:

• Lincoln Riley Receives Raise, Contract Extension
• Doubt, Devastation, and the Dividends of Diligence: Damond Harmon's Journey to Oklahoma
• How Bringing in BYU Solves Every Big 12 Scheduling Dilemma

Oklahoma State

From Pokes Report:

• Who is the Best Football Player on Each Big 12 Team?
• Marcus Smart Shined in Celtics Debut