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Report: MAC making changes to travel roster, home-game accommodations for upcoming season
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The MAC is making some slight changes to the way its teams prepare for games for the upcoming season as a way to help cut costs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
According to a report from the Toledo Blade, the MAC will trim its travel roster size to 70 players for conference games. That’s a reduction from the previous limit of 76.
In addition, the league will also not have its teams staying in hotels the night before a home game. It’s been a common practice for college football teams to stay in a nearby hotel even for home games as a way to cut down distractions in the hours before a contest.
Recently, the MAC has taken major steps in reducing the cost of athletics. The league has also announced that eight sports will be eliminating conference championship tournaments: men’s or women’s soccer, baseball, softball, men’s or women’s tennis, women’s lacrosse, and women’s field hockey.
Men’s and women’s basketball will also see changes to the conference tournament, with the elimination of the first-round home games. Instead, the top eight teams will compete at a neutral-site location.
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