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SEC cancels spring sports, spring football and pro days due to coronavirus

The SEC has put the final nail in the NCAA coffin this spring.

The conference announced on Tuesday that they were joining their FBS peers in canceling all spring sport competitions, spring football, spring football games and pro days as a result of the growing coronavirus pandemic.

The Southeastern Conference today announced that all regular season conference and non-conference competitions are cancelled for the remainder of the 2019-20 athletic year, including all remaining SEC championship events, due to continuing developments related to the coronavirus (COVID-19).

In addition, all spring football games are cancelled and there will be no pro days conducted by SEC institutions.


“This is a difficult day for all of us, and I am especially disappointed for our student-athletes,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey in a statement. “The health and well-being of our entire conference community is an ongoing priority for the SEC as we continue to monitor developments and information about the COVID-19 virus.”

The league did leave open the slight possibility that team and individual practices could still happen this spring as they remain just “suspended” through at least April 15. Still, that seems like just a placeholder for the time being as most others like the ACC and Pac-12 have put an end to that line of thinking.

As a result of the SEC’s decision, every FBS conference has now canceled their spring sports through the end of the 2019-20 academic year.