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The NCAA has been in the news a lot of late — , — but now the focus at least temporarily shifts to sports.&nbsp; And the return of student-athletes to competition.Friday, the NCAA released a document entitled “.” The NCAA had previously assembled the COVID-19 Advisory Panel.&nbsp; That panel, which consists of leading medical, public health and epidemiology experts, has put together its nine core principles that will help guide the NCAA toward the eventual resumption of collegiate athletics.There must not be directives at the national level that preclude resocialization.State and local authorities must have in place a plan for resocialization.There should be a plan in place at the university/college level for resocialization of students.There must be a plan in place at the university/college level for resocialization of student-athletes within athletics.There must be adequate personal protective equipment for athletics health care providers, and there must be sanitizers to manage infection control in all shared athletics space.There must be the ability to assess immunity to COVID-19 at a regional and local level. This could include immunity at the college campus, plus a more focused assessment of herd immunity for athletics teams.There must be access to reliable, rapid diagnostic testing on any individual who is suspected of having COVID-19 symptoms.There must be in place a local surveillance system so that newly identified cases can be identified promptly and isolated, and their close contacts must be managed appropriately.There must be clearly identified and transparent risk analyses in place. Such risk analyses consider issues such as economics, education, restoration of society, and medical risk of sport participation, including COVID-19 infection and possible death.As is the case with states across the nation, the NCAA will roll out the eventual return of collegiate athletics in phases.&nbsp; In this case, there are three phases.&nbsp; Those phases are:In accordance with the federal guidelines, resocialization of sport for Phase One assumes the following:In accordance with the federal guidelines, if Phase One has been implemented successfully, with no evidence of a rebound, and gating criteria have been satisfied for a minimum of 14 days since the implementation of Phase One:In accordance with the federal guidelines, if Phase Two has been implemented successfully, with no evidence of a rebound, and gating criteria have been satisfied for a minimum of 14 days since the implementation of Phase Two:“It is also important to take into consideration that there will not be a quick, single day of re-emergence into society,” Brian Hainline, the leader of the NCAA COVID-19 Advisory Panel, said in a statement. “We will re-emerge in a manner that recognizes COVID-19 will be around until there is an effective vaccine, treatment or both. That is why resocialization should be rolled out in a phased way that helps assure sustained low infection spread, as well as aids in the ability to quickly diagnose and isolate new cases.”At bare minimum, we are at least a month and a half away from anything close to resembling normalcy when it comes to collegiate athletics.&nbsp; That would put us in the middle of June. Beyond set by Iowa’s president to resume football practice.Even with these guidelines, we are still in the great state of the unknown.&nbsp; There are simply too many variables, starting with the various states in this country in varying degrees of lifting or easing stay-at-home orders.&nbsp; There does, though, seem to be the very real possibility that some conferences, such as the SEC, could start their seasons close to as scheduled, while others, most notably the Pac-12, won’t be ready come early September.In fact, that conference’s commissioner alluded to just that on Thursday.&nbsp; With our emphasis added.“The hope is we all move along together,” stated in . “To date that’s been the conversation and collective thinking about how we may have to adjust. But it’s a very different situation from a pro league.“There is room for different conferences to make different decisions. But we’re all interconnected. When we’re playing basketball tournaments there is no connection. We’re all in our arenas playing each other.OXFORD, Miss. — Mississippi coach said quarterback should be able to play against Georgia Tech, but he isn’t saying who will start for the 20th-ranked Rebels.Altmyer sustained an upper-body injury in the second quarter of the game against Central Arkansas and didn’t play in the second half of the Rebels’ 59-3 win.USC transfer started the opener and Altmyer took the first snaps in Game 2.“(Altmyer) was out there today,” Kiffin said of the practice. “I think he’ll be all right. So we’re just going to push forward the way that we’ve been going.“We’ll figure out who’s going first at some point later in the week, probably.”Altmyer was 6-of-13 passing for 90 yards and two touchdowns and he ran for a third score in the game. He was intercepted once.Dart completed 10 of 15 passes for 182 yards and a pair of touchdowns.LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky coach said that leading rusher Jr. will return from an unspecified absence on Oct. 1 for the No. 9 Wildcats’ Southeastern Conference matchup at No. 20 Mississippi.Stoops announced Rodriguez’s return during his weekly news conference but did not state a reason for the running back’s absence that will keep him out for upcoming non-conference games against FCS Youngstown State and Mid-American Conference member Northern Illinois.Rodriguez pleaded guilty in July to driving under the influence, and discipline was expected, but Stoops has said only that the 1,300-yard rusher was “unavailable” but not suspended and did not specify how his status was being determined.Pressed further, the 10th-year coach would not comment and added that Rodriguez “will be back at Ole Miss.”Kentucky (2-0, 1-0 SEC) is coming off a 26-16 victory at then-No. 11 Florida, achieved despite failing to break 100 net yards rushing for the second consecutive week. At the same time, the Wildcats outgained the Gators 107-32 on the ground after halftime and averaged nearly five yards per carry to earn consecutive wins over the Gators for the first time since 1976-77.And they’ll soon have a first-team, All-SEC selection who rushed for 1,379 yards and nine touchdowns last season.“We’ve been prepared to handle the situation for weeks now,” Stoops said, adding that Rodriguez has worked with the scout team while taking practice reps with the first and second teams.“We’ve been getting the other guys ready, continuing to progress and also keep him in shape. … We will be more than happy to welcome him back and have him compete when he can.”Powered by

The NCAA has been in the news a lot of late — , — but now the focus at least temporarily shifts to sports.&nbsp; And the return of student-athletes to competition.Friday, the NCAA released a document entitled “.” The NCAA had previously assembled the COVID-19 Advisory Panel.&nbsp; That panel, which consists of leading medical, public health and epidemiology experts, has put together its nine core principles that will help guide the NCAA toward the eventual resumption of collegiate athletics.There must not be directives at the national level that preclude resocialization.State and local...

NCAA releases plan for the eventual return of college sports - NBC Sports College Football

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