On a day the SEC should be crowning its tournament champion, commissioner Greg Sankey addressed student-athletes fans via Twitter.

Sankey noted that the social media platform’s character limit wouldn’t allow him to simply tweet a statement:

280 characters won’t allow the adequate sharing of my thoughts and emotions from the past few days. The days and weeks ahead will certainly require more decisions, but each is being made with the best available information as a guide. Thank you for the many encouraging messages.

So he attached an image containing a full statement:

“In the past few days we have moved from the certainty of a men’s basketball tournament championship game today to a circumstance where many things in our world feel uncertain. Needless to say, this is an unprecedented experience for us all. We take very seriously each decision made related to coronavirus/COVID-19. We all care about sports, but we care more deeply about the people involved in our sports. For them, I can only imagine, the shock, disappointment, anger and frustration that comes from learning your season, your championship, your opportunity to be with your team, and your desire to pursue your passion have been disrupted. For our fans, thank you for your loyalty during these extraordinary times. And, please know the leadership of the Southeastern Conference, including myself, our presidents and chancellors and the SEC’s athletics directors, will consider carefully the manner in which we move forward.”

SEC sports fans will be hoping for good news from Sankey in the near future.