Spring football will take on a totally different meaning in 2021 for Newberry College because the Wolves will be playing games that actually count.
The South Atlantic Conference Presidents Council voted to postpone
the start of all scheduled competition for the 2020 fall sports season until the spring semester of 2021. Besides football, other fall sports affected are men's and women's cross country, field hockey, men's and women's soccer, and volleyball.
The SAC Presidents Council had previously delayed the start of fall sports competition until September 26, but due to the ongoing concerns of
COVID-19, the league presidents voted to push back those sports a few months.
The group also voted to temporarily suspend all athletically-related activities, including practices, weight training, and voluntary workouts for all sports until September 1. The SAC leadership will continue to seek clarification from the NCAA on these directives; however, this temporary pause in athletically-related activities is necessary due to the ambiguity of the Board of Governors' directives regarding testing requirements for practice activities and the coverage of medical expenses for COVID-19 related issues for student-athletes. Activities may be resumed earlier than September 1 if clarification is received from the NCAA on institution's ability to engage student-athletes in team-related activities as long as federal,state, and local guidelines are followed.