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WKU Moves Football Opener, Will other In-State Schools Follow?

A full slate of sporting events for Labor Day weekend has rearranged the sports calendar across the Commonwealth.

Outside of spring practice, the coronavirus pandemic has yet to officially alter the college football season. The latest recommendations by the D-I Football Oversight Committee call for teams to begin practicing the first week of August, giving programs enough time to prepare for season openers scheduled for the first week of September. This year college football isn’t the only show in town that weekend.

The 146th running of the Kentucky Derby is set to take place Sept.