Post by The Cats on May 13, 2020 9:32:16 GMT -5
NCAA’s latest coronavirus decision may lead to college football free-for-all
The NCAA doesn’t run college football. College football runs college football.
Mark Emmert’s latest announcement hammers that reality home.
The NCAA president told ESPN the governing body will not mandate or oversee a uniform start time for the return of college sports amid the coronavirus pandemic and it will defer to university presidents and local officials on when, and how, athletes return to competition.
“It will be the local and state health officials that say whether or not you can open and play football with fans,” Emmert told ESPN. "And the campus itself making a decision whether or not they want to go forward.”
If the SEC wants to begin football practice as planned in August and kick off in September with fans in the stands, it can. If the Big Ten wants to wait until October and play a shortened season with no fans, it can. If the Pac-12 decides to sit out the fall, it can do that as well. And if any conference decides it is willing to play with a member or members still sidelined due to COVID-19 restrictions, the leagues can do that too.
www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2020/05/ncaas-latest-coronavirus-decision-may-lead-to-college-football-free-for-all-what-it-means-for-rutgers-big-ten.html?fbclid=IwAR2bHmxRWwW7Ujo2cJW_gUJ0mA3u16hPiCqLumU2MKpTB2hPhM7RUEHl4eo
The NCAA doesn’t run college football. College football runs college football.
Mark Emmert’s latest announcement hammers that reality home.
The NCAA president told ESPN the governing body will not mandate or oversee a uniform start time for the return of college sports amid the coronavirus pandemic and it will defer to university presidents and local officials on when, and how, athletes return to competition.
“It will be the local and state health officials that say whether or not you can open and play football with fans,” Emmert told ESPN. "And the campus itself making a decision whether or not they want to go forward.”
If the SEC wants to begin football practice as planned in August and kick off in September with fans in the stands, it can. If the Big Ten wants to wait until October and play a shortened season with no fans, it can. If the Pac-12 decides to sit out the fall, it can do that as well. And if any conference decides it is willing to play with a member or members still sidelined due to COVID-19 restrictions, the leagues can do that too.
www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2020/05/ncaas-latest-coronavirus-decision-may-lead-to-college-football-free-for-all-what-it-means-for-rutgers-big-ten.html?fbclid=IwAR2bHmxRWwW7Ujo2cJW_gUJ0mA3u16hPiCqLumU2MKpTB2hPhM7RUEHl4eo
