Iowa State AD discusses Big 12 forfeit, no-contest protocols

Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard discussed the Big 12’s protocols for no-contests and forfeits in the 2020 season on Monday.

Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard discussed the Big 12’s protocols for no-contests and forfeits in the 2020 season on Monday.

The most notable protocol: each team will construct a 53-man roster with certain minimum amounts at each position. Each team will administer an antigen test on the Friday before the game. A negative test will certify each player for eligibility that weekend.

“As long as you have at least 53 players certified to play and you have the minimum number at every one of those positions comprising the 53 [man roster], then you have to play,” said Pollard.

If a team has less than 53 certified players, than the game will be called a no-contest. Attempts will be made at rescheduling, but the result will not count against the team without a complete roster.

“The first step would be to try and reschedule during one of the bye dates,” Pollard said. “But if not, it doesn’t technically count against the team that ends up with the no contest. But it was a uniform policy that we wanted to adopt to, in essence, take some gamesmanship out of what could happen potentially later in the year.”

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