Meanwhile, the Big 10 and the Pac-12 conferences– two other of the “Power Five” football conferences– have actually already revealed plans to suspend all fall sports, including football. The NCAA has actually likewise announced that there would be
no fall champions this year, though they may occur in 2021. The NCAAs head doctor
Warned that getting fall sports right would be a “very narrow path,” saying that the US is “moving into extremely distressed waters right now.”
Head Coach Lincoln Riley made the statement Saturday. The test results returned after the team had returned from a one-week break from pre-season practice.
” We did conduct a Covid test as planned with our players last night, got the outcomes today we had 9 gamers tested favorable for Covid. We had a couple of others that have been separated due to contact tracing,” Riley informed the media in a video conference call on Saturday.
Riley went on to state that hes disappointed by the news.
You understand when (you) offer players time, there is danger in that. We all have to continue to work to do a much better job by all accounts. Were still confident in the strategy that we have,” he stated.
The Oklahoma Sooners, part of the Big 12 conference, are presently scheduled to open the 2020 season in the house versus Missouri State on Sept. 12– in spite of the ongoing pandemic.
Regardless of all of this, the ACC, SEC and Big 12 have continued with strategies to compete in the fall.
” Weve done such an incredible task this whole time. You know when (you) provide players time, there is risk in that. This isnt the NBA, we do not have a bubble. We all have to continue to work to do a much better job by all accounts. Were still confident in the strategy that we have,” he said.
