The NCAA has released their next phase of “Return to Sport” guidelines and there’s a lot to go through. I have some thoughts, so let’s get started.
When the NCAA decided to cancel its spring championships, it was because they had no plan in place to conduct them safely. Now that they have a better idea, albeit slightly, of what’s going on, they’ve come up with some ways to still conduct college athletics in a way that will (hopefully) not lead to more issues. And in working with the Power 5 conferences to put this together, the hope is that this will become a mandatory minimum standard for college athletics, especially in high-contact sports like football.