In perhaps some of the most shocking and eye-opening news in recent sports history, the NCAA Tournament and Men’s and Women’s Conference Basketball Tournaments have all been canceled due to rising concerns over the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. While those basketball events are now off the board, along with all Big Ten athletic competitions, the Michigan State Football program has not yet announced a cancellation of their Spring Football practices or Pro Day which are still scheduled for next week. A representative of the football program has called the situation “fluid.”
The news was reported by Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press and Matt Wenzel of Mlive.com.
Same fluid situation also applies for MSU football's pro day, which is scheduled for Wednesday. https://t.co/L5TcQafRjA
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) March 12, 2020
While it may seem insignificant to postpone or cancel these events, the Pro Day is still highly important for fringe NFL prospects looking for a chance to impress NFL teams. MSU tight end Matt Seybert took to Twitter to advocate for Michigan State to continue holding the event:
Please don’t cancel pro day…some of us NEED it, literally will do drills in a hazmat suit idc
— Matt Seybert (@mattseybert82) March 12, 2020
Spring Football practices are scheduled to start on Tuesday next week while the Pro Day is scheduled for Wednesday.
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