As expected, the NCAA Division I Council has approved the six-week preseason practice plan that would lay the groundwork for college football beginning on time, along with the proposed summer calendar for men’s and women’s basketball and additional recruiting periods in August and September.
The preseason football plan calls for strength workouts and film study with coaches beginning July 13 for teams whose seasons are set to start on September 5 (teams with season openers in Week 0 can begin one week before). Those eight-hour weeks will transition to two 20-hour weeks of enhanced training on July 24, including walk-through practices with a ball.