NCAA President Mark Emmert has made a statement on the fall championships discussion. The decision is in regards to all 22 NCAA fall championships, which makes it more complicated. D-III has seen well more than half of schools elect not to play during the fall. Not nearly as many D-I schools have made that drastic of a decision.
“Today the Board of Governors and I agreed that we must continue to thoughtfully and aggressively monitor health conditions around the country and the implementation of the COVID-19 guidelines we issued last week,” said Emmert.
“The health and well-being of college athletes is the highest priority in deciding whether to proceed with our 22 NCAA championships beginning in late November,” said Emmert
“We all remain deeply concerned about the infection trend lines we see. It is clear that the format of our championships will have to change if they are to be conducted in a safe and fair manner. We discussed other complexities in addition to the health and safety impacts, to include team availability, travel limitations and various local and state restrictions. We will continue our discussions in August.”
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