It has been a wild start to the week, as reports and rumors have been swirling surrounding the college football season in 2020. After many conferences released their expected schedules last week, the news shifted over the weekend with the expectation that the Big Ten would cancel fall football.
And that does seem to be where things are heading, but that is not something that has been finalized — at least not at this point. With that said, the news has forced several college football decision-makers to take to social media to make public statements, including Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey.
Here is the statement that Sankey released on Monday afternoon via his Twitter account:
…Deveoped testing protocols…We know concerns remain. We have never had a FB season in a COVID-19 environment. Can we play? I don’t know. We haven’t stopped trying. We support, educate and care for student-athletes every day, and will continue to do so…every day.
— Greg Sankey (@GregSankey) August 10, 2020
In other words, the SEC is going to continue to push for patience as the college football world seems to be crumbling around them. There is no reason to make this decision on Aug. 10 when the season is not expected to kickoff — at least not for the SEC — until Sept. 26.
There are also rumors circulating that the SEC is looking to maintain the current path towards a football season in the fall with at least one other conference. The Pac-12 looks like it could following the Big Ten’s lead, but the Big 12 and ACC still are not viewed as locks to shut things down.
This could be the wildest college football season of all time.
Stay tuned for more updates on this situation via Roll Tide Wire, part of the USA TODAY Sports College Wire network!
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