There was expected to be some pretty big news coming from the NCAA’s Board of Governors on Tuesday as it relates to the future of fall sports’ championships, including college football. Instead, what we got was a statement of postponement from NCAA President Mark Emmert.
While the country continues to grapple with what to do with college sports in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA’s decision on what to do this fall could send a ripple-effect of decisions through college football and other fall sports. We’ve already seen many lower-level divisions and teams cancel their seasons, but there’s still hope that the big-time teams and conferences can figure out a way to play.
Now, it appears we’ll have to wait until at least Thursday per the below statement from Emmert, and whatever gets handed down will obviously have a big impact on Ohio State football for 2020.
Statement from NCAA President Mark Emmert on Board of Governors’ fall championships discussion: pic.twitter.com/NItg38TBK4
— Inside the NCAA (@InsidetheNCAA) August 5, 2020
There are rumors that the Board of Governors will simply push the decision of whether to play fall championships down to each individual division and conference, and that could result in a patchwork of competition the likes of what we’ve never seen. It would likely open the door to the cancellation of Division II and III fall championships and put the onus on The Division I Board of Directors for the big-money and highly visible FBS schools.
On the tails of that, we’re still waiting for a decision and schedule from the Big Ten when it comes to football. Recent news of outbreaks at Rutgers along with more players deciding to opt-out seems to be driving some serious and very impactful discussions that will come to a head soon, as early as Wednesday.
Stay tuned as we hear what comes out of a follow-up meeting from the Board of Governors.
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