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Greg Byrne says Alabama is hopeful to play full schedule with a full stadium in 2020
By Adam Spencer
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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have many people wondering about the return of major sports in the U.S. and what things will look like.
The college football season is still in flux, but on Monday, Alabama AD Greg Byrne shared some cautious optimism.
As you can see below, he told SEC Network’s Laura Rutledge that the Tide still plan to play a full schedule and have a full stadium of fans:
"Our hope and plan right now is to play this fall with a full schedule and a full stadium. We will adjust if we need to based off of the medical expert's guidance."@Greg_Byrne on No Offseason with @LauraRutledge ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/aTrIbf7tFi
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) May 11, 2020
“Our hope and plan right now is to play this fall with a full schedule and a full stadium,” Byrne said. “We will adjust if we need to, and based off of what the medical experts’ guidance we get from them. If that happens — you know, I know there’s already been some stories out there from the NFL such as what a reduced capacity could look like to do social-distancing at 6 feet apart. It would be a dramatic reduction in what your attendance would be. We’re fortunate right now, we still have that opportunity to give it some time to see where we go with this and see where testing develops, see where the vaccines develop, see what therapeutic drugs develop.”
We’ll see if those plans are able to be put into effect, but it does look like there is momentum building toward having a 2020 season.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
