Didn't see this article posted anywhere. I thought this was a pretty interesting timeline for college athletics. Specifically, college football. Also a little blurb about player safety...
https://www.espn.com/college-footba...reopening-plans-latest-news-program-cuts-more
4:07 PM CT
But before a new normal can begin to take shape, colleges and universities will have to find a safe way to reopen campuses. Complex, high-stakes public health issues need to be dealt with before there is a good sense of what college sports will look like.
Tuesday, June 7 (pretty sure this should be July 7): Louisville has temporarily suspended all men's basketball voluntary activities for two weeks after two members of the program tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, the school announced Tuesday.
Monday, July 6: The Power 5 football conference leaders have told ESPN they still aren't ready to make any major changes to the sport's calendar, instead targeting the end of July to determine if the season can start on time. The transition from voluntary to mandatory workouts is already here, as schools that open the season on Aug. 29 could begin required workouts Monday. For teams that begin the season Labor Day weekend, required workouts will begin July 13, followed by an enhanced training schedule that begins July 24 and a normal, four-week preseason camp starting Aug. 7.
Three Fordham games now canceled: Fordham's football game against Hawaii on Sept. 12 has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Rams have now canceled their first three games. A school spokesman said Fordham will announce later this week whether the entire fall season will be canceled or potentially moved to the spring.
Wednesday, July 1: A total of 14 Oklahoma football players have tested positive for the coronavirus, along with two of the 72 staff members who were tested, the school announced Wednesday as it began voluntary workouts. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the athletic department also announced it has implemented budget cuts of approximately $13.7 million, including a 10% salary reduction for any employee earning $1 million or more per year.
Penn State AD: Spring football 'last resort': Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour said a spring college football season "would be a last resort" to safely squeeze in the sport during the coronavirus pandemic, citing the impact it would have on the 2021 fall season as a major hurdle.
Pitino suggests later start: Rick Pitino wants college basketball officials to consider a later start as the coronavirus pandemic continues to complicate plans for the return of college sports. Pitino, the two-time NCAA champion who was hired in March as Iona's new head coach, tweeted Wednesday that college basketball should start in January and teams should only play league games in hopes of "getting things under control" with COVID-19.
Monday, June 29: Arizona paused its plan to bring athletes back to campus Monday, citing a surge in COVID-19 cases in Pima County and its impact on the local healthcare system. The school started bringing back athletes June 15 for voluntary workouts in groups of approximately 20, with new groups arriving each week.
Michigan salary reductions: The University of Michigan athletic department is projecting a budget deficit of $26.1 million for the 2021 fiscal year due to the coronavirus pandemic, and as part of expense-reducing initiatives, athletic director Warde Manuel, football coach Jim Harbaugh and men's basketball coach Juwan Howard will all accept a 10% salary reduction from August 1, 2020, through the end of the fiscal year.
Ivy League options: The Ivy League is considering two possibilities for an altered football season, including forgoing the entire fall in favor of a seven-game, conference-only, spring season.
Friday, June 26: The total number of coronavirus cases on the Clemson football team rose to 37 this month after 14 more positive tests. Clemson has had 47 total cases across all sports.
Texas Tech positive cases: Texas Tech announced Friday that 23 members of the football team have tested positive for the coronavirus. All but two of the athletes have fully recovered since being tested on June 15.
Thursday, June 25: Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson said Thursday he'll be isolating from his wife, Catherine, a cancer survivor, once football camp opens for the team on July 12, and doesn't expect to return home until the season concludes.
Wednesday, June 24: Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo remains optimistic that the Midshipmen won't be playing in an empty stadium in the season opener at home against Notre Dame. The longest continuous intersectional rivalry in the country was moved from Ireland to Annapolis because of COVID-19 and is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 5.
Franklin's family staying in Florida: Penn State coach James Franklin told HBO's Real Sports that his family will stay in Florida while he coaches this season as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Franklin, his wife and two daughters have been in their own quarantine since March. His youngest daughter, who is 12, has sickle cell disease, a blood disorder that puts her at-risk for complications from the virus.
Monday, June 22: Boise State has closed campus facilities, including those for athletics, for the remainder of the week amid an increase in "community-based" coronavirus cases, the school said Monday. In a school press release, Boise State said eight positive or presumed positive coronavirus cases were discovered across campus.
Five more Baylor athletes test positive: Five more Baylor athletes have tested positive for COVID-19, the school said Monday, making it eight positives from among 109 tests conducted in the process of returning to campus for voluntary workouts and conditioning.
Patriot League restricts travel: The seven-member Patriot League announced its guidelines for the return of sports, including a shortened season and restrictions on travel. The conference schedule will begin at the end of September and finish before Thanksgiving; and no Patriot League teams would fly to games, and with rare exceptions, regular-season overnight travel will be prohibited.
Saturday, June 20: A large number of LSU football players have been placed in quarantine to limit the spread of the coronavirus. At least 30 athletes, possibly more, have been placed in quarantine.
Kansas State practice suspension: Kansas State has suspended football workouts for 14 days after 14 athletes from various sports tested positive for the coronavirus.
Thursday, June 18: The University of Texas announced that 13 football players have confirmed positive coronavirus test results or are presumed positive. All 13 players are now self-isolating, and 10 more players identified through contact tracing are in self-quarantine but asymptomatic at this time, according to a statement from the university.
Wednesday, June 17: The NCAA Division I Council approved a six-week practice plan that begins in July and will transition teams from the current voluntary workouts amid the coronavirus pandemic to the typical mandatory meetings and preseason camps to prepare for the 2020 football season.
NCAA allows D-1 summer basketball activities starting July 20: The NCAA Division I Council on Wednesday approved summer plans for men's and women's basketball, allowing required summer athletics activities to begin July 20.
HBCU game canceled over coronavirus: The Southern Heritage Classic, which since 1990 has annually matched football teams from historically black colleges and universities at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the game's promoters announced Wednesday. Jackson State and Tennessee State were scheduled to play in the 31st Southern Heritage Classic on Sept. 12.
How are colleges trying to enforce football player safety?
NCAA football players' return to campus, including documents that vow student-athletes will follow health and safety protocols.
Buckeyes players, parents asked to sign waiver: Ohio State football players and their parents were asked to sign an acknowledgement of risk waiver regarding COVID-19 before returning to campus for voluntary workouts on June 8, athletic director Gene Smith confirmed to ESPN on Sunday.
Friday, June 12: The University of Houston has suspended voluntary workouts after six athletes in various sports tested positive for the coronavirus. Houston is the first school to suspend athletic activity after allowing athletes back on campus.
Virtual SEC media days: The SEC will hold virtual football media days instead of its annual in-person event this year as the sport continues to feel the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tuesday, June 9: Penn State is using technology to move forward in recruiting by creating virtual combines for football prospects. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the NCAA Division I Council created a dead period in recruiting that prevents programs from evaluating recruits in person through July 31.
Tuesday, June 2: Notre Dame football will not open the season against Navy in Dublin, Ireland, on Aug. 29 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the teams will face each other at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, most likely on Labor Day weekend, Notre Dame announced Tuesday morning.
Friday, May 29: The NCAA released a long and detailed plan Friday to help schools bring athletes back to campus during a pandemic.
Wednesday, May 27: The Division I Council Coordination Committee once again extended the recruiting dead period in all sports through July 31. The committee had previously extended the dead period, which was instituted due to the coronavirus pandemic, to June 30, but has now further extended it through the end of July.
https://www.espn.com/college-footba...reopening-plans-latest-news-program-cuts-more
4:07 PM CT
- ESPN
But before a new normal can begin to take shape, colleges and universities will have to find a safe way to reopen campuses. Complex, high-stakes public health issues need to be dealt with before there is a good sense of what college sports will look like.
Tuesday, June 7 (pretty sure this should be July 7): Louisville has temporarily suspended all men's basketball voluntary activities for two weeks after two members of the program tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, the school announced Tuesday.
Monday, July 6: The Power 5 football conference leaders have told ESPN they still aren't ready to make any major changes to the sport's calendar, instead targeting the end of July to determine if the season can start on time. The transition from voluntary to mandatory workouts is already here, as schools that open the season on Aug. 29 could begin required workouts Monday. For teams that begin the season Labor Day weekend, required workouts will begin July 13, followed by an enhanced training schedule that begins July 24 and a normal, four-week preseason camp starting Aug. 7.
Three Fordham games now canceled: Fordham's football game against Hawaii on Sept. 12 has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Rams have now canceled their first three games. A school spokesman said Fordham will announce later this week whether the entire fall season will be canceled or potentially moved to the spring.
Wednesday, July 1: A total of 14 Oklahoma football players have tested positive for the coronavirus, along with two of the 72 staff members who were tested, the school announced Wednesday as it began voluntary workouts. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the athletic department also announced it has implemented budget cuts of approximately $13.7 million, including a 10% salary reduction for any employee earning $1 million or more per year.
Penn State AD: Spring football 'last resort': Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour said a spring college football season "would be a last resort" to safely squeeze in the sport during the coronavirus pandemic, citing the impact it would have on the 2021 fall season as a major hurdle.
Pitino suggests later start: Rick Pitino wants college basketball officials to consider a later start as the coronavirus pandemic continues to complicate plans for the return of college sports. Pitino, the two-time NCAA champion who was hired in March as Iona's new head coach, tweeted Wednesday that college basketball should start in January and teams should only play league games in hopes of "getting things under control" with COVID-19.
Monday, June 29: Arizona paused its plan to bring athletes back to campus Monday, citing a surge in COVID-19 cases in Pima County and its impact on the local healthcare system. The school started bringing back athletes June 15 for voluntary workouts in groups of approximately 20, with new groups arriving each week.
Michigan salary reductions: The University of Michigan athletic department is projecting a budget deficit of $26.1 million for the 2021 fiscal year due to the coronavirus pandemic, and as part of expense-reducing initiatives, athletic director Warde Manuel, football coach Jim Harbaugh and men's basketball coach Juwan Howard will all accept a 10% salary reduction from August 1, 2020, through the end of the fiscal year.
Ivy League options: The Ivy League is considering two possibilities for an altered football season, including forgoing the entire fall in favor of a seven-game, conference-only, spring season.
Friday, June 26: The total number of coronavirus cases on the Clemson football team rose to 37 this month after 14 more positive tests. Clemson has had 47 total cases across all sports.
Texas Tech positive cases: Texas Tech announced Friday that 23 members of the football team have tested positive for the coronavirus. All but two of the athletes have fully recovered since being tested on June 15.
Thursday, June 25: Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson said Thursday he'll be isolating from his wife, Catherine, a cancer survivor, once football camp opens for the team on July 12, and doesn't expect to return home until the season concludes.
Wednesday, June 24: Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo remains optimistic that the Midshipmen won't be playing in an empty stadium in the season opener at home against Notre Dame. The longest continuous intersectional rivalry in the country was moved from Ireland to Annapolis because of COVID-19 and is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 5.
Franklin's family staying in Florida: Penn State coach James Franklin told HBO's Real Sports that his family will stay in Florida while he coaches this season as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Franklin, his wife and two daughters have been in their own quarantine since March. His youngest daughter, who is 12, has sickle cell disease, a blood disorder that puts her at-risk for complications from the virus.
Monday, June 22: Boise State has closed campus facilities, including those for athletics, for the remainder of the week amid an increase in "community-based" coronavirus cases, the school said Monday. In a school press release, Boise State said eight positive or presumed positive coronavirus cases were discovered across campus.
Five more Baylor athletes test positive: Five more Baylor athletes have tested positive for COVID-19, the school said Monday, making it eight positives from among 109 tests conducted in the process of returning to campus for voluntary workouts and conditioning.
Patriot League restricts travel: The seven-member Patriot League announced its guidelines for the return of sports, including a shortened season and restrictions on travel. The conference schedule will begin at the end of September and finish before Thanksgiving; and no Patriot League teams would fly to games, and with rare exceptions, regular-season overnight travel will be prohibited.
Saturday, June 20: A large number of LSU football players have been placed in quarantine to limit the spread of the coronavirus. At least 30 athletes, possibly more, have been placed in quarantine.
Kansas State practice suspension: Kansas State has suspended football workouts for 14 days after 14 athletes from various sports tested positive for the coronavirus.
Thursday, June 18: The University of Texas announced that 13 football players have confirmed positive coronavirus test results or are presumed positive. All 13 players are now self-isolating, and 10 more players identified through contact tracing are in self-quarantine but asymptomatic at this time, according to a statement from the university.
Wednesday, June 17: The NCAA Division I Council approved a six-week practice plan that begins in July and will transition teams from the current voluntary workouts amid the coronavirus pandemic to the typical mandatory meetings and preseason camps to prepare for the 2020 football season.
NCAA allows D-1 summer basketball activities starting July 20: The NCAA Division I Council on Wednesday approved summer plans for men's and women's basketball, allowing required summer athletics activities to begin July 20.
HBCU game canceled over coronavirus: The Southern Heritage Classic, which since 1990 has annually matched football teams from historically black colleges and universities at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the game's promoters announced Wednesday. Jackson State and Tennessee State were scheduled to play in the 31st Southern Heritage Classic on Sept. 12.
How are colleges trying to enforce football player safety?
NCAA football players' return to campus, including documents that vow student-athletes will follow health and safety protocols.
Buckeyes players, parents asked to sign waiver: Ohio State football players and their parents were asked to sign an acknowledgement of risk waiver regarding COVID-19 before returning to campus for voluntary workouts on June 8, athletic director Gene Smith confirmed to ESPN on Sunday.
Friday, June 12: The University of Houston has suspended voluntary workouts after six athletes in various sports tested positive for the coronavirus. Houston is the first school to suspend athletic activity after allowing athletes back on campus.
Virtual SEC media days: The SEC will hold virtual football media days instead of its annual in-person event this year as the sport continues to feel the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tuesday, June 9: Penn State is using technology to move forward in recruiting by creating virtual combines for football prospects. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the NCAA Division I Council created a dead period in recruiting that prevents programs from evaluating recruits in person through July 31.
Tuesday, June 2: Notre Dame football will not open the season against Navy in Dublin, Ireland, on Aug. 29 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the teams will face each other at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, most likely on Labor Day weekend, Notre Dame announced Tuesday morning.
Friday, May 29: The NCAA released a long and detailed plan Friday to help schools bring athletes back to campus during a pandemic.
Wednesday, May 27: The Division I Council Coordination Committee once again extended the recruiting dead period in all sports through July 31. The committee had previously extended the dead period, which was instituted due to the coronavirus pandemic, to June 30, but has now further extended it through the end of July.
