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SEC delays camp

FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek said last week that the start of college football camps would look nothing like camps of old, and he was right.

The SEC announced Tuesday major revisions to the opening of "camps," starting with a push back of the opening of preseason practices by 10 days to Aug. 17.

The start-of-practice date was originally slated for Friday, which marked 29 days in advance of season openers, which were then scheduled for Sept. 5. However, the SEC announced last week it was initiating plans for a 10-game, conference-only season with an opening date of Sept.