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Planning travel more complicated during pandemic

Planning travel for college basketball teams can be complicated. Flights and hotels have to be booked, buses rented, meals planned. Schedules have to be worked around practices and games.

Planning amid the covid-19 pandemic makes it exponentially more difficult.

Coaches and administrators have to consider ventilation systems, vendor testing protocols, shifting state requirements, airport policies, bus layouts and meal service options.

"You're trying to balance logistics, but you're also trying to balance a budget and health and safety in a pandemic," Arkansas director of basketball operations Anthony Ruta said. "It's not always easy."

The NCAA set the college basketball start date for Nov.