The timeline for Ohio State
NEWS: #NCAA FB Oversight Committee is set to approve this week a preseason practice plan that'll include walk-thrus – with a ball! – starting in mid/late July.
The plan, now in ink, is being circulated to schools. More progress toward an on-time kickoff.https://t.co/6iioMDIc51 pic.twitter.com/ZYOynP8Lxo
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) June 8, 2020
If approved, here’s where we are for Ohio State. The Buckeyes are already in the midst of the voluntary and virtual activities period. That started on Monday with players and coaches returning to campus for workouts (voluntary).
Now to back into everything based on the first scheduled contest. Ohio State is set to kick things off against Bowling Green on September 5. That means the first permissible preseason practice is 29 days prior to that. That would make that date as August 7, much like most other schools.
That means that July 13 would be the first day of summer access, followed by walkthroughs and meetings to commence on July 24. That would then lead into preseason practice that we’ve already established of Friday, August 7.
As far as CARA limits go, Ohio State has announced intentions of having fall semester begin on an adjusted date of August 25, so those would take effect at that time since it is more than seven days out from the first game date of Septemeber 5.
Bottom line — if approved, fall practice will begin on August 7 with the season starting on September 5, at home, in a stadium that could have fans to some degree against Bowling Green.
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