Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson expressed support Monday for the Southeastern Conference to play football this fall.
Reports in recent days have suggested the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences were considering canceling the 2020 season. On Saturday, the Mid-American Conference became the first Football Bowl Subdivision league to cancel its fall season.
Hutchinson does not believe the SEC should do so for a number of reasons.
“There’s a lot of factors they have to look at,” he said. “I know they’ve been working from the University of Arkansas standpoint with our Department of Health. There’s an improved plan that we’re comfortable with in terms of the limitations on fans that are there and in terms of the athletes that are on the field.