There’s a lot of uncertainty across the 2020 college football season with the rapidly changing situation surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey made an appearance on the “Marty & McGee Show” on ESPN Radio earlier this week and expressed concern about the upcoming season.
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On Monday, Sankey joined the “Paul Finebaum Show” and reiterated his concerns.
“My comments over the weekend on ‘Marty and McGee’ are an indication the trends are not what we desire, not what we experienced a bit earlier in the summer, very much in the wrong direction,” Sankey said. “That’s problematic. That doesn’t mean that’s the finish line and things won’t change. We’ve seen the news around COVID-19 alter itself in different ways over weeks.”
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Sankey made it clear that he wasn’t ready to make any decisions right now about the 2020 season, despite the Big Ten and Pac-12 canceling all out-of-conference games last week.
He noted the ACC and Big 12 were approaching the 2020 season much like he was, noting there was no need to make an immediate decision and will instead reassess the situation at the end of July.
“What we‘ve identified is an opportunity in late July for an important check-in to see what our public health reality is,” Sankey said.
With just over two weeks remaining in July, there’s still hope for college football this fall, especially in the SEC.
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