The Southeastern Conference is adamant about having a football season.
On Thursday of last week, Brooks Kubena of The Advocate reported on Verge Ausberry telling the Louisiana Economic Recovery Task Force that the conference university presidents will vote on an undetermined date whether players will be able to return to campus on either June 1 or June 15.
Ausberry, LSU’s Executive Deputy Athletic Director, is also the program’s Executive Director of External Relations.
While the voting date was initially thought to be on May 22, Ausberry clarified that he misspoke.
When the outbreak of the coronavirus hit collegiate athletics in March, all spring sports and activities were cancelled. Since then, students have been relegated to online classes and virtual graduations while football coaches conducted team meetings through Zoom and other apps.
As we continue to work through the situation, it is becoming evident that the lone way to return to a sense of normalcy is to have athletics back.
Per Ausberry, June is the target month for institutional leaders to have students and student-athletes back on campus.
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Should the voting be successful, there is a strong possibility for the college season to start on time and provide us with much-needed excitement.
LSU’s football coaches returned to its facilities on Monday of last week and per Kubena, the Tigers look to have its players on June 1.
Hopefully, everything turns out smooth and we can return to current sports.
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