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Pac-12 Considering Spring Football Season, More Options Amid COVID-19

Pac-12 officials are evaluating options for a postponed football season in the wake of COVID-19 surges across a number of states in its conference.

According to Jon Wilner of the Mercury News, Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said the conference can "pivot quickly" to an alternate scenario for the season if playing a full 12-game slate becomes untenable this fall.

"I still want to be cautiously optimistic," Scott said, per Wilner. "But if there's no change in society's response and behavior, which results in a quick flattening of the curve and a decrease in the spread of the virus, that would lead to a much more pessimistic view about our campuses being able to open and our ability to play college sports.