Central American Conference to play six-game football season starting November 4

The Mid-American Conference Conference will begin its football season on November 4, and with a six-game, conference-only schedule, a championship game, on December 18 or 19, the league announced on Friday.

The university’s presidents unanimously approved the decision based on the recommendation of the league’s medical advisory panel. A full schedule will be released later, but sources told ESPN that the Mac Games will be held on weekday nights during the first few weeks of November and will go on Saturdays in December.

“I am pleased to announce to our student athletes, coaches and fans that the Mid-American Conference will resume the fall football season,” said MAC Commissioner John Steinbrecher in a statement. “In August and today our decisions have been guided by a deep concern for the well-being of student athletes, organizations and the community at large. Our medical advisory group, presidents, directors of athletics and others worked hard to develop a plan that would allow student athletes to compete. .We will work hard to take the conference steps and monitor the dynamic health environment in the country. “

Mack became the third FBS conference in two days with the Pack-12 and Mountain West conferences on Thursday evening, announcing he would be playing the fall football season after an initial delay. All 10 FBS conferences are now playing at some point this fall and will have their conference title games before the Conference Ledge Football .L. Playoff Selection Committee decides the country’s top four teams on December 20th.

Due to concerns about the coronavirus epidemic, Aug. 8 became the first FBS conference to postpone the fall season. According to a news release from the conference, one of the biggest changes “which led to reconsideration” was the shift to the availability and outcome of tests at conferences. The league also cited improvements to its testing protocols.

The conference will implement a Covid-19 testing program, which requires four antigen tests per week, along with all positive tests that need to be confirmed by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. Any student-athlete with a positive test will enter the cardiac screening protocol. The Mac-accredited Covid-19 test protocol will begin on 5 Oct. The full set of protocols will be released next week.

The head team physician at the University of Toledo and chairman of the medical advisory group, Dr. “I’m delighted to be back at the Mid-American Conference,” said Roger Cruz. This was made possible by the ability to get a “quick” point of care “test. We will test four times a week to ensure the player’s safety. This protocol was unanimously approved by the Mac Medical Advisory Group and we are confident of a safe return.”

No fans or teleporting will be allowed in the games, and participation in traditions such as marching bands, dancing, cheering and spirit squads will be guided by the conference conference protocol on organizational discretion “consistent with public health guidance.” The MAC is establishing criteria related to game interruptions or cancellations, along with monitoring and reporting of test results “and other COVID-19 regulations consistent with the NCAA’s Restoration Guidelines.”

Buffalo President Satish Tripathi, President of the Presidency and President of the University of Buffalo, Satish Tripathi said, “The Presidential Council is eagerly discussing with the medical advisors of our Mid-American Conference. “Throughout all of these discussions, we have emphasized that the health and safety of our student-athletes and our entire Central American Conference University community is paramount. As a result, our conference’s medical advisors have established comprehensive protocols and procedures for our student safety. Players during the competition. We appreciate the efforts of many medical professionals who have contributed to this sound plan to start the autumn football season. “

All other (men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey key and volleyball ball l) are the only sport scheduled to comfortably return to the spring sports season, when the respective NCAA Championships will be held.