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SEC Commissioner says fall sports decision will come in late July

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Athletic directors from across the Southeastern Conference met at the SEC Office in Birmingham Monday to discuss the conference’s game plan for resuming collegiate athletics amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Their decision was… No decision, for now. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey still believes the right time to make a decision will come by the end of July.

“It is clear that current circumstances related to COVID-19 must improve and we will continue to closely monitor developments around the virus on a daily basis,” Sankey said. “In the coming weeks we will continue to meet regularly with campus leaders via videoconferences and gather relevant information while guided by medical advisors.