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City and state governments across the United States are approaching the easing of social distancing guidelines at different paces, and SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey is open to FBS conferences following that model in order to field the 2020 college football season amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
"There is room for different conferences to make different decisions," Sankey told 1010 XL radio in Jacksonville on Thursday (h/t ESPN's Alex Scarborough). "If there's a couple of programs that aren't able, does that stop everyone? I'm not sure it does. But the ability for us to stay connected will remain important.