Tag: Spring Game

Georgia football postpones spring practice due to coronavirus

With nearly all sporting events in the United States suspended due to the threat of the Coronavirus, Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity said Friday that the Bulldogs will not begin spring practice as originally scheduled. UGA was to begin …

With nearly all sporting events in the United States suspended due to the threat of the Coronavirus, Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity said Friday that the Bulldogs will not begin spring practice as originally scheduled.

UGA was to begin spring practice on Tuesday, but McGarity told Athens radio station 960 that practices for football will be suspended for “weeks”.

“We’re following the guidance from the chancellors which said students are strongly encouraged to be off-campus,” McGarity said. “For us to be able to practice with that directive doesn’t make sense.

“So for this period of time, there will be no practices. We’ll just see where things stand after that two week period.”

In addition, with G-Day scheduled for April 18, it is appearing less likely the annual spring game will be played this year.

Previously, the SEC suspended all on-campus and in-home recruiting for its member institutions.

With students scheduled to return to Athens from spring break on Monday, Georgia announced it will not hold classes for the next two weeks. Students have been asked by authorities to stay away from campus until Sunday March 29.

On Thursday, the NCAA cancelled all championships for the rest of the 2019-20 academic year, including the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.

Locked on Longhorns Podcast: NCAA cancellations and spring football

The fun fact Friday edition of the Locked on Longhorns Podcast. Pat and Cami discuss the impact on the cancellations and spring football.

Cami and Patrick bring you another edition of the Locked on Longhorns podcast. What started as just a cancellation of the Texas-Texas Tech game spirals into the Big 12 tournament and more being cancelled. They discussed what impact that could have on the seniors who might have played their final games in burnt orange and white.

Patrick reads a heartbreaking post by one such senior in John Burt from his instagram.

Plus a statement released by Athletic Director Chris Del Conte. What could that mean for football team that was expected to begin spring practice on March 25th. All that and more on the fun fact Friday edition of the podcast.

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Updated NCAA cancellations during pandemic

With the COVID-19 outbreak, there a lot of moving parts in regards to the athletic programs. The updates on how things look for Texas.

The news on NCAA athletics have been released at a fast and furious rate. Following the cancelling of the Texas and Texas Tech Big 12 tournament game on Thursday morning, it was reported following that news that the Big 12 would cancel their tournament much like the rest of the power five conferences.

In wake of the decisions made by the conference commisioners, the news spread about cancellations of spring athletics much like New Mexico University with their upcoming series with the Texas Longhorns baseball team. The opportunity arose for each athletic conference along with the professional sports leagues to try and slow the spread of the COVID-19 (coronavirus).

The Big 12 later released a tweet that they would be suspending all conference championships until at least April 15th.

The NCAA later cancelled the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments as well as the men’s and women’s College World Series. Essentially all sports through the academic year of 2019-2020 have been cancelled at this point in time.

Athletic Directory Chris Del Conte released the following statement.

With the Big 12’s recent directive suspending athletics activities until Sunday, March 29, all regular-season Longhorn Athletics competitions will be cancelled until that date, beginning with our Baseball series on Friday. In addition to in-season UT sports with current regular-season competition like Baseball, Golf, Rowing, Softball and Tennis, this also will include the Texas Relays and Spring Soccer matches, and postpone a decision on the start of Spring Football Practice until after the March 29 date.

“That was followed by an announcement from the NCAA that all winter and spring sports championships have been cancelled, which includes those upcoming in Track & Field, Basketball and Swimming & Diving. This is a very fluid situation and one that presents great challenges. The health, safety and well-being of everyone involved is the number one priority and we will be having many discussions in the coming hours, days and weeks to determine what the next steps are. We appreciate everyone’s support and patience on this and will continue to provide updates as decisions are made

At this point in time, spring football is at least pushed back into the month of April most likely but we will provide updates as they are passed along.

Notre Dame Cancels Spring Football Game

Notre Dame announced from their official football program Twitter account that the annual Blue-Gold spring game won’t take place

Earlier on Thursday the ACC Tournament and every other college basketball tournament was canceled. Brian Kelly also tweeted that the football program at Notre Dame had suspended operations for the foreseeable future in wake of Coronavirus.

It may have seemed inevitable after Michigan and Ohio State started the trend but moments ago Notre Dame announced from their official football program Twitter account that the annual Blue-Gold spring game won’t take place.

Again, hardly a surprise at this point but news nonetheless.

Will Georgia football cancel G-Day due to coronavirus?

Is Georgia football going to cancel G-Day due to coronavirus?

With the Georgia campus largely empty this week as students are on spring break, the main concern for faculty and administrators is the possibility of eliminating in-person classes on account of the unfolding COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

With social distancing becoming necessary, it is possible the university could close for a period of time. In anticipation of this event, the University System of Georgia has produced an online training course called “Rapid Guide to Teaching Online.”

For the time being, however, the university has sent an email to all of its students, faculty and staff stating that the school is planning on resuming normal class operations on Monday, March 16th – the first day back from spring break.

Many schools across the nation have extended spring break and will do way with in-person classes temporarily. Washington, Stanford, Penn State, several Ivy League schools and others have already gone this route. Wednesday, the Florida Board of Governors declared that all public universities in Florida have been directed to transition all in-person classes to online platforms effective immediately, a precautionary step to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus.

With Georgia’s 15 days of spring practice to begin March 17, culminating with the annual G-Day Game on April 18, contingency plans are being made for the football team. Options include practicing in isolation and playing G-Day in an empty stadium or cancelling the spring season. G-Day, which has attracted huge crowds of up to 94,000 to Sanford Stadium in the Kirby Smart era, has become a tremendous recruiting tool for the Bulldogs. However, with some states, such as Ohio and Washington banning athletic events, it would not be a surprise to see the state of Georgia follow.

On Wednesday, the NCAA announced that March Madness, including the Final Four in April, would be played in empty stadiums. Less than 24 hours later, the Power 5 leagues cancelled their conference tournaments. Following suit were the American, Atlantic 10, Conference USA, MAC, America East, Big Sky and WAC.

After the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, it is increasingly more likely that Georgia will follow in the footsteps of other schools and cancel G-Day or play a controlled scrimmage without spectators.

Michigan Athletics cancels annual spring game, recruiting affected

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the football open practice April 18 has been cancelled. How other sports and recruiting are affected.

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Given that the University of Michigan cancelled classes and limited all events to under 100 people before the end of the Winter 2020 semester ending April 21, and that the NCAA is holding its annual basketball tournaments without spectators, it was obvious that the football open practice, scheduled for April 18, was in peril.

Well, it is now no more.

In a release by the Michigan Athletic Department, the spring football practice is now cancelled, while other athletics events will be held without spectators.

Additionally, recruiting is affected, as coaches are no longer able to do either in-home visits or host recruits on campus until further notice.

Full release:

The University of Michigan Athletics Department is closely monitoring the COVID-19 virus outbreak and its impact on our communities. The health and well-being of our student-athletes, coaches and staff is paramount as we assess the near and long-term potential impacts. This is a rapidly evolving situation. U-M officials and medical experts, in close coordination with the state and local public health departments, are closely monitoring for developments and will offer additional guidance and messaging as soon as it is available.

The university is watching guidance from federal, state and local authorities. At this time, there is no recommendation to entirely cancel U-M athletic events. The University of Michigan Athletics Department is taking the following steps beginning on Thursday, March 12, and proceeding through at least the end of Winter Term classes on April 21. Updates beyond that timeframe will be communicated as soon as information becomes available. COMPETITIONS AND TICKETS

  • All U-M home competitions will be played as scheduled with only student-athletes, coaches, officials, essential personnel and a limit of two family members per participant in attendance. Credentialed media and broadcast partners will be accommodated at games and encouraged to utilize social distancing.
  • All single-game ticket purchases will be refunded by the ticket office on a rolling basis. The Ticket Office will be contacting all accounts that purchased tickets once refunds are processed.
  • All season ticket holders will receive a partial refund for all impacted games at the end of the season.
  • We are working with the NCAA regarding the status of the Men’s Gymnastics Championships scheduled for Crisler Center April 17 and 18.
  • We are working with the Collegiate Water Polo Association regarding the status of the women’s CWPA scheduled for Canham Natatorium April 24-26.
  • Additional information regarding the status of these championships will be available at a later date.

EVENTS

  • All third-party competitions or events scheduled to take place on/in U-M athletic facilities through April 21 are canceled. We will work proactively with all groups on refunds. Outside events scheduled after April 21 will be addressed on a case-by-case basis or until further guidance is available.
  • The annual Big House 5K Presented by Toyota, scheduled for April 19, has been canceled.
  • The U-M football open spring practice, scheduled for April 18, has been canceled.

TRAVEL

  • Essential travel for teams, coaches and staff related to competition will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.

PRACTICE

  • Practices for all teams will take place as scheduled, without the presence of any non-essential personnel (parents, recruits, friends, alumni, scouts, etc.).
  • Non-championship season competitions will not take place (volleyball, field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer).

RECRUITING

  • For the health and safety of all involved, Michigan will not be allowing coaches to conduct off-campus recruiting activities or host recruits on official or unofficial campus visits during this time period.

Notre Dame Football: Blue-Gold Game Tickets on Sale Now

Notre Dame spring football will be highlighted with the annual Blue-Gold Game on Saturday, April 18 and will kick off at Notre Dame Stadium 12:30 p.m. ET that afternoon.

Notre Dame spring football will be highlighted with the annual Blue-Gold Game on Saturday, April 18 and will kick off at Notre Dame Stadium 12:30 p.m. ET that afternoon.

Fans can now purchase tickets for the game with prices as follows:

Eight dollars for youth general admission
12 dollars for a general admission adult ticket
40 dollars will get you a reserved seat

Simply visit the official Notre Dame athletics website to purchase online.

In the meantime, enjoy Louis Nix scoring a two point conversion in the 2013 game.

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Texas announces date, kickoff time for annual spring game

Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte confirms the spring football game will be held on April 25 at 6:30 p.m.

Hosting a spring football game can be beneficial in many ways. For fans, they’re able to get a glimpse of young, talented freshman players for the first time. For the players, they have the opportunity to compete in position battles to help establish their position on the depth chart.

It’s the closest setting to a real game that both fans and players are able to experience. Which running back will win the starting job? How will highly-rated backup quarterback Hudson Card do? Who will seemingly become Texas’ new primary slot receiver?

Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte recently confirmed the date and time for the 2020 spring football game, which will again be held under the lights at Royal-Memorial Stadium.

Although construction will be active throughout the south end zone, the fan experience is expected to be eventful. Last year, several autograph opportunities were held for children while Ludacris was the headliner for the Longhorn City Limits postgame concert.