The American Athletic Conference announced its plan for the upcoming fall sports season on Wednesday after delaying fall Olympic sports last month.
The plan will use regular-season conference play in football, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, with conference championships in each of those sports. Schools in the AAC will still be able to schedule non-conference games as well but only at their own discretion.
“The health and safety of our student-athletes is our top priority as we face the challenges of the current global pandemic,” American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco said in the release. “With the guidance and advice of our Medical Advisory Group, which has done an outstanding job developing health and safety protocols, we have developed a collaborative and comprehensive plan that will allow us safely and reasonably to play our fall sports.