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SEC commissioner Greg Sankey reveals policy for games interrupted by COVID-19

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Unlike last year, the SEC will not be rescheduling any games that are interrupted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Conference commissioner Greg Sankey discussed the league’s position on that policy for the upcoming season during SEC Media Days on Monday.

Sankey says that games will not be rescheduled this year and that it is up to teams to receive vaccinations. If there are not enough players available because of the virus, that team may have to forfeit the game.

Last season, the SEC attempted to create enough flexibility in the schedule to allow teams to reschedule games if a contest was canceled because of the virus. All but one game in the SEC was played on schedule or made up at a later date.

As the college football season shifts back to a more normal schedule — which includes nonconference contests — there is less flexibility and much less time available for make-up dates.

This will likely be a policy that most conferences adopt for the upcoming season.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB