Up until today, every FBS conference was putting plans into place to have a College Football season this fall. That was until this morning when the Mid-American Conference (MAC) canceled all hope that their schools may participate in the upcoming fall season.
Huge news: Mid-American cancels fall football season because of COVID player health & safety concerns, sources told @Stadium. MAC took a huge financial hit when Power 5’s cut nonconference games & intends to try & play in spring, sources said #RIPMACtion https://t.co/V8F488nrF0
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 8, 2020
According to Brett McMurphy of Stadium, the conference canceled fall football season, but will try to play this spring. Reasoning behind the cancellation was due to the financial hit the conference took when the Power 5 conferences canceled non-conference games.
News that MAC has canceled football this fall could have domino effect thru out CFB, sources told @Stadium. Group of 5 AD: “This will make our presidents more nervous to continue in an already nerve-racking time” https://t.co/bXYSdv9wEN
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 8, 2020
McMurphy would also report the potential domino effect this would have throughout College Football — quoting one Group of 5 Athletic Director. This director would state that this decision would make presidents even more “nervous” to proceed with a fall season in an already “nerve-racking” environment.
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