SEC commissioner on saving football season: "We are running out of time."

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey testifies before a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. The hearing is looking at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Board of Governors' recent report on student-athlete compensation and the modernization of rules related to name, image, and likeness commercialization. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Southeastern Conference has yet to call an audible on its football schedules for the coming season. But the play clock is approaching zero.

While the Big Ten and Pac-12 have already moved forward in canceling nonconference games, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey offered a grim assessment on the season’s fate Saturday.