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Report: NCAA Oversight Committee Proposes 6-Week Practice Period Ahead of Season

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The NCAA's Football Oversight Committee has advocated for a minimum of six weeks to allow for players to practice before the 2020 season gets underway, according to Stadium's Brett McMurphy.

The suggestion comes amid questions about the status of the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The six-week time frame, if formally approved, is significant because it would give universities a better indication of when exactly the college football season could start, a time frame that's dependent on allowing students to return to campus this fall in the first place," McMurphy wrote.