A year ago, college sports became severely limited with the first challenges of COVID-19. Now, Southern Miss and other colleges across the country hold onto their optimism that sports will return to normalcy, despite the rapid spread of the COVID Delta variant.
As the football home-opener against Grambling State approaches on Sep. 11, Director of Athletics Jeremy McClain said that the school will stick to its goal of returning to full attendance while still ensuring safety by continuing some protocols from last year, including social distancing in lines and hand sanitizing stations.
“We’re going to continue to try to do those things, but we’re not in a situation this year, at least now, where we’re going to limit capacity or put a mask mandate for an outdoor event,” McClain said in an interview on the 4th Street Sports Show Aug.