As college athletic departments across the country continue to wrestle with harsh economic problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic, school leaders have embraced out-of-the-box thinking.
“We’re trying to figure out a regional way to schedule Olympic sports down the road,” America Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco said. “We’ve had some discussions about it, not extensive yet. It’s something that’s gaining traction and something we’re going to investigate.”
The AAC wrapped up its annual spring meetings this week with numerous topics to discuss. While the majority of the conversation centered around handling COVID-19, some of the focus centered on the ramifications of the virus on college sports.