The Big Ten and the Pac-12 may have done away with their seasons, but three of the other Power 5 conferences — including the SEC — are moving forward with putting on a 2020 college football season.
Former LSU president F. King Alexander, who now serves as the president of Pac-12 school Oregon State, doesn’t believe the SEC is living in “reality” as teams push toward the Sept. 26 start date in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
“Logistically and realistically, it’s quite a gamble on their part, a big gamble,” Alexander said in an interview with the Oregonian. “There are serious consequences if they lose.”
With 54 programs across the nation not competing in fall sports this year, prompting the NCAA to cancel all fall championships.
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The decision does not affect FBS football and the College Football Playoff Championship.
There are still some concerns surrounding just how football will move forward, and some concerns about a “legitimate championship.”
“The board of governors also established if you don’t have half of the schools playing a sport, you can’t have a legitimate championship,” NCAA president Mark Emmert said. “We can’t in any Division I NCAA championship sport now, which is everything other than FBS football that goes on in the fall. Sadly, tragically, that’s going to be the case this fall, full stop.”
Six FBS conferences are working toward having a season as of now, while canceling all other fall sports.
LSU is set to kick off the season against the Ole Miss Rebels in Tiger Stadium next month.
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