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SEC at odds with NCAA over coronavirus response

FAYETTEVILLE -- It's too early in the aftermath of the worldwide suspensions and cancellations of sporting events due to the coronavirus outbreak to say whether the NCAA acted too quickly March 12 in suspending all of its championships for the spring semester.

It is not too early to say that the NCAA's announcement Thursday morning not only caught conference commissioners and constituents off guard, it also rankled them.

Various SEC personnel who spoke late last week, including SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, University of Arkansas Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek, South Carolina Athletic Director Ray Tanner and others did not hide their frustration with the NCAA's lack of communication in the process.