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The fate of college sports during the COVID-19 pandemic is unclear, and the picture got murkier with a pair of decisions made Thursday.<\/p>\n

The Big Ten Conference announced that if it is able to participate in fall sports, it will do so via conference-only schedules. The announcement comes on the heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference delaying all \u201cfall Olympic sports\u201d (read: not football) from starting competition until at least Sept. 1.<\/p>\n

The ACC decision<\/a> allows \u201ceach campus to further focus on ensuring return to competition protocols are in place to facilitate the resocialization process.\u201d A unanimous decision by the ACC\u2019s Board of Directors, it covers soccer, cross country, volleyball and field hockey.<\/p>\n

The Big Ten\u2019s proviso<\/a> covers the same sports plus football. \u201cBy limiting competition to other Big Ten institutions,\u201d a statement read, \u201cthe Conference will have the greatest flexibility to adjust its own operations throughout the season and make quick decisions in real-time based on the most current evolving medical advice and the fluid nature of the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Big Ten reiterated that all summer activities remain voluntary and that institutions will honor scholarships if athletes choose not to compete.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile Big Ten member institutions continue to rely on the most up-to-date medical information to establish the best protocols for voluntary workouts on their campuses, in compliance with local and state regulations, the Conference is working with the Big Ten Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Big Ten Sports Medicine Committee to finalize Conference-wide protocols,\u201d the statement said. \u201cAs we continue to focus on how to play this season in a safe and responsible way, based on the best advice of medical experts, we are also prepared not to play in order to ensure the health, safety and wellness of our student-athletes should the circumstances so dictate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neither statement directly applies to the swim season, but the ramifications more broadly on college sports are likely to ripple outward. COVID-19 is applying a two-prong pressure, from universities dropping programs (Dartmouth became the latest to cut men\u2019s and women\u2019s swimming Thursday<\/a>) to limits on what competition can occur.<\/p>\n

The Ivy League this week banned competition in the fall semester<\/a>, for both fall-season sports and winter sports that straddle the two semesters. (A full decision on the fate of winter sports is to come.) It was the first Division I league to do so, with several lower-division leagues already cancelling<\/a> college sports in the fall. The Big Ten and ACC decisions seem a precursor while considering more sweeping changes to the calendar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"