Athens News · Aug 8, 2020
MAC delays fall conference sports
Ohio University's David Burroughs hurdles while running the ball during the first OU Football game of the season against the Howard Bison at Peden Stadium on Sept. 1, 2018.The Mid-American Conference (MAC), of which Ohio University is a member, announced this morning that it will delay fall conference sports.
The MAC also announced it hopes to resume competition in those sports in the spring, according to a press release issued by OU Saturday morning.
This decision was made collectively by the MAC Council of Presidents, who unanimously voted to take this action with the health and safety of its student-athletes, fellow Universities in the MAC, the OU release stated.