“Quite honestly, when I shared the news that we were going to be heading back to Troy, I think they expected that,” Smartt said. “They’re seeing everything that I’m seeing.
“The SEC, the ACC (basketball tournaments) are canceled – they’re pulling people off the courts. News is moving quickly and a lot of things are starting to be shut down.”
Troy softball coach Beth Mullins was having her team over for dinner that same Thursday night just over a week ago when she broke the news that play had been suspended in the Sun Belt Conference for the foreseeable future due to COVID-19.