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SEC commissioner says college football "running out of time" to save season

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.

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

In an interview on ESPN’s “Marty and McGee” radio show, Sankey said he’s preparing to play the 2020 season as scheduled but knows that the coronavirus will “guide us in that decision-making.”

Sankey said his concern for the 2020 season is “high to very high.