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Sankey: SEC unlikely to go it alone if all conferences cancel football season

The Southeastern Conference will not be bullied by any other conference on the field or off, but optically and logistically its hand may be forced.

Last Friday multiple reports surfaced that the Big Ten was preparing to cancel or postpone its fall sports calendar. Those reports included that the Pac 12 would likely quickly follow suit. With only hours to rally football players from across the country go together in a virtual meeting and released this graphic, getting the hashtag #WeWantToPlay trending No. 1 in the United States.

More than 10 Gators and a handful of coaches, including Dan Mullen and Tim Brewster have tweeted their support of playing football this fall, but what if the SEC is the only Power 5 school left when its September 26th kickoff rolls around?