Report: A second FBS conference has canceled fall football season
By Adam Spencer
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Over the weekend, the MAC became the first FBS conference to cancel fall sports, including football.
On Monday evening, a second Group of 5 conference reportedly decided to cancel the football season, with the possibility of playing in the spring.
Per Brett McMurphy of Stadium, the Mountain West will not play this fall, leaving 3 Group of 5 conferences — the AAC, Conference USA and Sun Belt — as the ones not to have made a final decision thus far:
More news: Mountain West cancels fall football season because of COVID player health & safety concerns, sources told @Stadium. League will consider playing in spring. MW & MAC are 1st two FBS leagues opting not to play, bringing total to 26 FBS programs https://t.co/LPi7iX4tzA
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 10, 2020
Playing in the spring won’t be a guarantee, of course, and a number of top players could decide to opt out or transfer to other schools that are playing this fall.
Will other conferences — particularly in the Group of 5 — soon follow suit? We’ll see what happens as this week moves along.
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.
