After starting the day under the impression that six of its football teams could not begin contact practices or hold competition, the Pac-12 was informed by officials in California and Oregon on Wednesday that no such restrictions are in place at the state level, an important step for a potential return to play.
"The Pac-12 welcomes today's statements by Governor [Gavin] Newsom of California and Governor [Kate] Brown of Oregon that state public health officials will allow for contact practice and return to competition," Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said in a statement, "and that there are no state restrictions on our ability to play sports in light of our adherence to strict health and safety protocols and stringent testing requirements, including our recently announced partnership with Quidel which will enable daily rapid results testing.