Auburn, Alabama, Troy and UAB games canceled or postponed because of COVID-19
Four SEC games have had to be rescheduled due to surging coronavirus cases on university campuses.
Greg Sankey
Alabama vs. LSU game postponed
LSU lacked the minimum number of scholarship players to be able to field a team.
SEC moving forward with football even as PAC 12, Big 10 postpone season
The Big 10 and PAC 12 conference presidents both voted to postpone all fall sports including football to the spring. The decision follows similar decisions by the Ivey League, SWAC (which includes Alabama State and Alabama A&M), University of Connecticut, MAC, and Mountain West. Four of the ten Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision conferences will … Continued
Donations, ticket sales accounts for $63 million of Auburn athletics budget
Auburn University athletic director Allen Greene on Saturday addressed Auburn football boosters and season ticket holders in an email message after the start of the season was postponed by three weeks. Greene told the boosters and season ticket holders how important they are to the university and the athletics program. While Auburn has 21 sports, … Continued
SEC to play 10-game, conference-only schedule
The Southeastern Conference announced that it will play only in-conference opponents in the 2020 college football season. The SEC also has pushed back the start of its season from Sept. 5 to Sept. 26 in hopes that the COVID-19 pandemic will be lessened by then. The delay allows campuses to reopen and students to be … Continued
SEC clears path for member schools to resume athletics training on June 8
The Southeastern Conference announced on Friday, that voluntary in-person athletics activities may resume on Southeastern Conference campuses, at the discretion of each university, beginning June 8 under strict supervision of designated university personnel and safety guidelines developed by each institution. The coronavirus crisis ended Spring sports such as baseball and softball and cost both men … Continued