SEC Has Not Discussed Moving Football To The Spring

by Larry Leo

July 2, 20203 Comments

With cases rising, many wonder if the college football season could be moved to the spring, but according to a new report by 247Sports, no potential spring contingencies have been discussed by the SEC as of now...

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The SEC and Power 5 conferences have not ruled out delaying the season in the spring, but all energy is focused on a fall season, whether it starts on time, is delayed or is shortened. Contingency plans concern only different scheduling issues during a fall season, along with testing protocols and more.

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said previously he expects to make a decision in late July on whether the season will start on time.

“I think that’s probably a late-July time period. My thinking has shifted a bit,” Sankey said in June on The Rich Eisen Show. “We started June 8 after a two-week oversight, diagnostic medical exam period for these voluntary activities. We’ll have three or four weeks — on the 13th of July is when a little bit more practice can begin. I think we deserve the chance to see how that progresses. I would say before we get into full-blown practice, you’re going to be in that decision-making process as it relates to what happens on Labor Day weekend, which is the scheduled start of the season.”