According to Sports Illustrated, this possible relocation is among several various designs the league gone over throughout this weeks conference, with two others being an eight-game conference-only schedule, along with a 9- or ten-game schedule, which would protect a minimum of one scheduled match with a Power 5 conference team.
During a meeting today at the league headquarters, SEC athletic directors went over a potential move to a 10-game schedule, consisting of 8 conference video games and two non-conference games.
A decision from SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is anticipated by late July.
Such a move would assist facilitate the busy slate of games the second week of the season on September 12, which includes different games in between the SEC, ACC and Big 12. LSU is presently arranged to host Texas, Tennessee will play at Oklahoma, Auburn and North Carolina will play a neutral site video game in Atlanta, and NC State is set to host Mississippi State.
Relating to particular return dates, Sports Illustrated is reporting that conference ADs gone over possible kickoff dates beginning in September and going to mid-October. With a prospective eight-game model, more testing and schedule versatility would be two obvious benefits, making such a relocation more attracting.
The very same report states that regardless of COVID-19 cases increasing across the country, particularly in the places of various SEC schools, “the agreement among administrators is that their communities and professional athletes are highly in favor of playing football this fall.”
The SEC is considering a modification to its college football season, and its one fans arent always anticipating.
