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College football 2020: Big 12 forging ahead with fall sports; BYU’s matchup with North Alabama still a go

FILE: In this Oct. 7, 2017, file photo, a Big 12 pylon marks the end zone at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium before an NCAA college football game between Texas and Kansas State in Austin, Texas. The Big 12 released its 2020 conference schedule Wednesday while announcing enhanced COVID-19 testing protocols, as it plans to push forward for a fall season. | AP

Editor’s note: Check back for updates as conferences and individual schools make announcements or adjustments to their schedules.

SALT LAKE CITY — The status of the 2020 college football season is in flux with novel coronavirus numbers surging throughout the United States.

Here’s a look at where conferences and teams stand right now in regard to their 2020 football schedules:

The latest

Big 12

One day after both the Big Ten and Pac-12 postponed all sports with hopes of resuming in the spring, the Big 12 announced Wednesday it will proceed with its fall sports schedule amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The league released its 2020 conference football schedule, as well as outlined additional protocols for COVID-19 testing.

The Big 12’s scheduling model includes nine conference games for each team, with league play starting Sept. 26, and one nonconference game that must be completed before Sept. 26. The Big 12 championship game is tentatively set for Dec. 12.

The league said enhanced COVID-19 testing will include:

  • Athletes will be tested three times per week in high contact sports like football, volleyball and soccer.
  • Athletes who test positive for COVID-19 will undergo return to play protocols including an EKG, troponin blood test, echocardiogram, and cardiac MRI.
  • Nonconference football opponents that play Big 12 schools must adhere to COVID-19 testing protocols that adhere to the league’s standards in the week leading up to the game.

“The virus continues to evolve and medical professionals are learning more with each passing week,” Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said in a statement. “Opinions vary regarding the best path forward, as we’ve seen throughout higher education and our society overall, but we are comfortable in our institutions’ ability to provide a structured training environment, rigorous testing and surveillance, hospital quality sanitation and mitigation practices that optimize the health and safety of our student-athletes.

“We believe all of this combines to create an ideal learning and training situation during this time of COVID-19. Ultimately, our student-athletes have indicated their desire to compete in the sports they love this season and it is up to all of us to deliver a safe, medically sound, and structured academic and athletic environment for accomplishing that outcome.”

Big South Conference

At first glance, it appeared another BYU game this fall could be affected when the Football Championship Subdivision Big South Conference announced Wednesday it will delay fall competition in all sports until the spring, while giving the league’s football members the choice to play up to four nonconference games in the fall.

The Cougars are scheduled to host North Alabama, a Big South associate member in football, on Nov. 21. North Alabama, though, announced its desire to play its nonconference games following the league’s decision.

“Our plan is to look at all of our options and hopefully have the chance to play a full slate of games, combining the fall and spring,” North Alabama athletic director Mark Linder said in a statement. “One of the biggest concerns of our players is not having the opportunity to play a full schedule. This plan provides the ultimate flexibility, to play four nonconference games in the fall and the Big South schedule in the spring.”

Dixie State postpones fall season

Dixie State announced Wednesday that it will postpone its fall football season until spring 2021. The Trailblazers were set to play their first season at the Football Championship Subdivision level as an independent. In recent weeks, though, conferences and schools at both the FCS level and Division II levels who were scheduled to play Dixie State either canceled or postponed their fall seasons, leaving the Trailblazers with few options.

“As our schedule of games this fall evaporated the last couple weeks, we tried to get something together so our athletes could play, but as we went through each option, there were still too many unknowns and big questions,” Dixie State athletic director Jason Boothe said.

Football transfers

Paul Pabst of “The Dan Patrick Show” reported Wednesday morning that the Division I Council will work on eligibility details this week, after the Big Ten and Pac-12 postponed fall competition and raised the question if football players from those league’s schools could transfer and be immediately eligible at other Power Five institutions, if they ultimately play this fall. Per Pabst, the D-I council will vote on the subject next week.

Big Ten, Pac-12 decisions

It became official Tuesday: there will be no Big Ten or Pac-12 football in the fall.

What does that mean for college football?

“It is massive. There is no way to understate this,” The Athletic’s Nicole Auerbach wrote after the Big Ten made its announcement first. “The Big Ten’s decision is a big domino to fall in an offseason that has seen so many decisions in college athletics trickle up, down and sideways to impact other parties’ actions. The first Power Five league pulling the plug on a fall football season is something that will reverberate throughout all of sports and will impact the future of college athletics for years to come.”

Both the Pac-12 and Big Ten announced all fall sports competition for their respective conferences are postponed, with the hope that the league can move fall play to spring 2021. Health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic caused the moves.

“Myocarditis emerged as a significant health concern that largely led to the Big Ten’s decision. The condition involves an inflammation of the heart muscle. It can reduce the heart’s ability to pump, causing rapid or abnormal heartbeat,” CBS Sports wrote. “At least 15 Big Ten players have been left with myocarditis after contracting COVID-19, according to a high-ranking source within the Big Ten.”

With the Big Ten and Pac-12 postponing their fall football schedules, that means 53 of 130 FBS programs won’t be playing in 2020 as of Tuesday afternoon, Stadium’s Brett McMurphy reported.

Both the Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference released statements following the news from the Big Ten and Pac-12, expressing their league’s desire to continue to monitor the situation.

“I look forward to learning more about the factors that led the Big Ten and Pac-12 leadership to take these actions today,” SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said.

ESPN football analyst Trevor Matich, a former BYU offensive lineman, asked what needs to change for football to restart. “If there is no highly-effective vaccine by spring, or 2021, or 2025, then what? Only hope would be that those who do play prove it’s possible (with) safety,” Matich wrote on Twitter.

Former Utah football coach Urban Meyer, who won national titles with Ohio State and Florida following his two seasons in Salt Lake City, was not optimistic about the prospects of playing spring football.

“No chance,” he told the Big Ten Network, per Eric Crawford, a journalist out of Louisville.

20171111 Utah runs onto the field as they and Washington State play a college football game at Rice-Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Among the changes to the 2020 college football season so far due to novel coronavirus safety concerns is the Pac-12 announcing its members will only play against league opponents this fall.

Power Five conference decisions

Atlantic Coast Conference

2020 schedule decision: 10 conference games + one nonconference

Play for ACC teams will begin the weekend of Sept. 12, with the opening game on Thursday, Sept. 10 between the ACC’s Miami and UAB. Each team’s 11 games are spaced out over a 13-week schedule, with flexibility built in to move games if needed. The ACC championship game will take place either Dec. 12 or 19 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Big 12

2020 schedule decision: Nine conference games plus one nonconference

The league previously announced that nonconference games must be a home game for the Big 12 institution, and it must be played prior to conference play beginning. Individual league members will announce their nonconference matchups. The Big 12 conference season begins Sept. 26, and each team will have a minimum of two byes, with a third potentially late in the year. The Big 12 championship game is tentatively set for Dec. 12.

Big Ten

2020 schedule decision: Postponed fall sports competition

The Big Ten became the first Power Five conference to call off football this fall, while expressing hope of being able to play its fall sports in spring 2021.

“The mental and physical health and welfare of our student-athletes has been at the center of every decision we have made regarding the ability to proceed forward,” said Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren. “As time progressed and after hours of discussion with our Big Ten Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Big Ten Sports Medicine Committee, it became abundantly clear that there was too much uncertainty regarding potential medical risks to allow our student-athletes to compete this fall.”

Pac-12

2020 schedule decision: Postponed fall sports competition

The Pac-12 CEO Group unanimously voted to postpone all league competition through the end of the calendar, while announcing they would consider returning to competition “when conditions improve.”

“Ultimately, our decision was guided by science and a deep commitment to the health and welfare of student-athletes. We certainly hope that the Pac-12 will be able to return to competition in the new year,” Michael H. Schill, president of the University of Oregon and chair of the Pac-12 CEO Group, said in a statement.

It’s the first time since 1918 that Utah football won’t be played in the football. That year, a shortage of players (related to World War I) and the Spanish influenza kept the Utes from playing.

“This has been an incredibly difficult time for our young people, and our primary concern is for the health, safety and well-being of the student-athletes, whose interests and needs we prioritize and serve on a daily basis,” Utah athletic director Mark Harlan said in a letter posted online.

SEC

2020 schedule decision: 10 conference games

The SEC, which previously decided to play a 10-game conference-only schedule this fall, set forth other the additional two non-division opponents each team will face. The league normally plays an eight-game conference schedule, adding two league opponents for the upcoming season, if it’s played.

The SEC’s revised schedule will be announced at a later date, while the SEC championship game, originally scheduled for Dec. 5, will now be played Dec. 19 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Each school’s schedule will also include a midseason open date, as well as another on Dec. 12.

Group of Five conference decisions

American Athletic Conference

2020 schedule decision: Eight conference games, with up to four nonconference

Nonconference games — CBS Sports reported as many as four will be allowed — will be up to the discretion of individual schools. Conference play will begin Sept. 19 for AAC members, and the league’s championship game will be played one of three dates — Dec. 5, 12 or 19, with flexibility built in to account for any games that need rescheduling — at the home stadium of the regular-season champion.

Conference USA

2020 schedule decision: Eight conference games, with up to four nonconference

Conference games will be played on their originally scheduled dates. Schools will also have the option to add up to four nonconference games, at their own discretion. The league’s championship game, for now, remains scheduled for Dec. 5.

A pair of C-USA schools have independently made their own decisions on the 2020 season. Old Dominion canceled fall competition in all sports, while Rice pushed back the start of its football season to Sept. 26.

Mid-American Conference

2020 schedule decision: Postponed fall sports competition

The MAC became the first FBS conference to nix its 2020 schedule with the postponement. The league intends to pursue moving fall sports to the spring.

“The decision is grounded in the core values of the conference that prioritize student-athlete well-being, an area the MAC has traditionally taken a leadership role,” MAC commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said in a statement. “Clearly, we are charting a conservative path — and it is one that has been recommended by our medical advisory group. It is a decision that affects roughly 2,500 student-athletes who live for the moment to compete.”

Mountain West

2020 schedule decision: Postponed fall sports competition

Like the MAC two days before, the Mountain West Conference postponed all fall sports competition, making Utah State the first FBS school in Utah to have its 2020 football season canceled by COVID-19.

“While we are disappointed about the postponement of our fall sports and the opportunities for our student-athletes to compete, the safety and well-being of those student-athletes has been, is and always will be our No. 1 priority,” USU athletic director John Hartwell said in a statement.

The MW originally announced it would play a 10-game football model this fall before the postponement less than a week later.

“Since the start of the pandemic, our membership and staff have been working diligently to prepare for a fall sports season,” MW commissioner Craig Thompson said in a statement. “We were hopeful we could carefully and responsibly conduct competition as originally scheduled with essential protocols in place. However, numerous external factors and unknowns outside our control made this difficult decision necessary.”

Sun Belt

2020 schedule decision: Eight conference games, with up to four nonconference

The Sun Belt season is scheduled to start Labor Day weekend. The Sun Belt will also play a football championship game Dec. 5, with the title game date being adjusted if needed.

FBS independent decisions

UConn

2020 schedule decision: Canceled

Connecticut, which was set to compete its first season as an independent this fall, became the first program at the FBS level to cancel its 2020 season.

The school reported the football team, which was one of only a few programs to complete its full spring schedule and has been on campus since early July, had zero student-athletes test positive for COVID-19.

UMass

2020 schedule decision: Canceled

Massachusetts became the second FBS independent program to cancel its fall football schedule. According to the school, the UMass football program had just one positive test among more than 600 administered over the past seven weeks.

“I am absolutely heartbroken for our players, our former players, our alumni and our UMass football community,” UMass football head coach Walt Bell said in a statement. “Our job as coaches and mentors is to provide opportunities for our players, and do everything in our power to not take them away. Today’s news was devastating, but we will be resilient and prepared to be our best when our best is required.”

Football Championship Subdivision decisions

FCS conferences that have canceled or postponed fall competition

Division II

Division II canceled its NCAA fall sports championships last week, while determining that moving those championships to the spring would not be feasible.

The most recent news from these leagues is a move to play conference-only games in football, announcements each conference made before fall sports championships were canceled:

These conferences have either canceled or postponed their fall football seasons:

Division III

Division III canceled its NCAA fall sports championships last week, while determining that moving those championships to the spring would not be feasible.

Every league at the D-IIII level has now canceled or postponed its fall football season:

NAIA

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, following a vote from its Council of Presidents, postponed the organization’s football national championship from the fall to spring 2021. The NAIA said the decision will still allow member conferences to play in the fall and winter, if they choose.

“Moving the football championship to the spring was the right thing to do for the well-being of our student-athletes,” NAIA President and CEO Jim Carr said in a statement. “The decision also provides additional flexibility for our conferences and institutions to account for regional differences and plan their regular season accordingly.”

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