Only a few hours after NCAA President Mark Emmert released a statement saying that the NCAA Tournament will go on as planned, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has requested that indoor sporting events prohibit fans from attending due to coronavirus:
ATHLETICS: For indoor events, we are asking for no events with spectators other than the athletes, parents, and others essential to the game.
Right now, outdoor events can continue. #COVID19
— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) March 10, 2020
The First Four of the NCAA Tournament is scheduled to take place in Dayton, Ohio next Tuesday and Wednesday, March 17-18.