The Southeastern Conference officially canceled all remaining spring sports on March 17 as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Since that Tuesday just over four months ago, the fate of collegiate athletics hangs in the balance with millions of dollars at stake.
Professional sports are beginning to return with strict, mandated guidelines and ‘bubble facilities’ while the NCAA continues to fail its constituents with a lack of clear direction and no plan. Conferences are forced to fend for themselves and many have already moved to conference-only schedules, moved football to the spring season or gone so far as to cancel fall sports entirely.