Path to return to competition to follow Pac-12 Medical Advisory Committee guidelines that prioritize health and safety and are designed to provide maximum flexibility
SAN FRANCISCO – The Pac-12 CEO Group today approved the fall schedule for the 2020 Soccer Conference only, featuring a 10-game roster and a host of features designed to provide maximum flexibility. In addition, the CEO Group approved the competition start dates and pre-season practice policies for the exclusive Conference seasons for men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, and men’s and women’s cross country. Practice and competition policies in all cases are subject to approval by public health authorities and medical advice.
Plans to return to competition for each of these sports were determined after extensive consultation with the Pac-12 Medical Advisory Committee. The health and safety of our student-athletes and those related to Pac-12 sports is our number one priority, and we are prepared to adjust plans if the health situation changes. Additionally, the Conference previously announced that Pac-12 student athletes who choose not to participate in interscholastic athletics for the next academic year due to safety concerns about COVID-19 will continue to receive their scholarships from their university and remain in good standing. standing with her team.
“Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, we have been committed to prioritizing the health and safety of our student-athletes and all those connected to our sports programs,” said Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott. “The schedule and plans approved today and the path to return to competition are subject to public health orders and will be taken in accordance with the health and wellness guidelines developed by our Pac-12 Medical Advisory Committee. The schedule and plans to return to play provide maximum flexibility and the best opportunity to practice all fall sports in an environment that prioritizes safety. At the same time, we will continue to evaluate the best available science, data and advice from public health officials as we make decisions and make necessary adjustments in the future. ”
Football
Following the decision of the Pac-12 CEO Group on July 10 to switch to a Conference-only football schedule, the Pac-12 today unveiled a 10-game Conference-only schedule (available below, as well as on Pac-12.com) structured to maximize flexibility, including the following features:
- The season will start on September 26 (normally week 4), with the flexibility if necessary to start at a later date if the situation warrants it;
- Each team will play five games at home and five on the road;
- Games that cannot be played on their scheduled date can be recovered in their weeks of rest or in Week 12 (December 12), with the Pac-12 Football Championship Game, presented by 76®, now scheduled for the 18th or Decembre 19th; and
- The Pac-12 Football Championship Game, presented by 76®, will take place in a home-hosted model for 2020, featuring the Pac-12 and its partners Allegiant Stadium and the Raiders, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority ( LVCVA) and MGM Resorts International agreed to start hosting the Championship Game at Allegiant Stadium in 2021 for their two-year run in Las Vegas to ensure a successful launch of the inaugural event.
The subsequent start of the season will allow additional time for student athletes to adequately and safely prepare for the season, with the CEO Group approving a change to 20 hours of mandatory summer access activities beginning August 3, followed by from the beginning of the training camp that begins on August 17, in all cases subject to assignment by order of public health and medical advice. The return to sports competition for soccer and all other sports will follow the guidelines and protocols developed by the Pac-12 Medical Advisory Committee, the summary of which can be found here: Guidelines and Protocols – Pac-12 Medical Advisory Committee.
In addition to the schedule parameters outlined above, the Pac-12 has also updated its tiebreaker procedures to determine division champions and Soccer Championship Game participants according to schedule 2020. The complete tiebreaker procedures for the game. championships can be found here: Pac-12 2020 Football Tiebreak Procedures.
Men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and men’s and women’s cross country
The Pac-12 CEO Group also approved conference-only scheduling plans for men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, and men’s and women’s cross country, with the competition beginning no earlier than the weekend of September 26. The first allowed practice date for these conference sponsored sports will be August 15. In all cases, the conference-only schedules to be held will be designed to support health and safety, and maximize flexibility.
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2020 Pac-12 football schedule
| Saturday, September 26 | Saturday, November 14 | |
| ARIZONA STATE in ARIZONA | Arizona State in Washington State | |
| USC at UCLA | USC at OREGON | |
| COLORADO at OREGON | UCLA in COLORADO | |
| UTAH in the STATE OF WASHINGTON | CALIFORNIA in ARIZONA | |
| CALIFORNIA in the STATE OF OREGON | STATE OF OREGON at STANFORD | |
| STANFORD at WASHINGTON | WASHINGTON at UTAH | |
| Saturday October 3 | Friday, November 20 | |
| ARIZONA in WASHINGTON | OREGON in ARIZONA | |
| UCLA in the STATE OF OREGON | ||
| UTAH in COLORADO | Saturday November 21 | |
| CALIFORNIA at USC | STATE OF ARIZONA at USC | |
| STANFORD in the STATE OF ARIZONA | UCLA at WASHINGTON | |
| OREGON in the STATE OF WASHINGTON | COLORADO at STANFORD | |
| UTAH in CALIFORNIA | ||
| Friday, October 9 | STATE OF WASHINGTON in the STATE OF OREGON | |
| STATE OF ARIZONA in OREGON | ||
| Friday, November 27 | ||
| Sat, Oct 10 | USC at UTAH | |
| USC at STANFORD | WASHINGTON in the STATE OF WASHINGTON | |
| COLORADO at ARIZONA | ||
| STATE OF OREGON at UTAH | Saturday, November 28 | |
| WASHINGTON at CALIFORNIA | ARIZONA at UCLA | |
| STATE OF WASHINGTON at UCLA | CALIFORNIA in the STATE OF ARIZONA | |
| OREGON STATE in COLORADO | ||
| Friday October 16 | STANFORD at OREGON | |
| UTAH at UCLA | ||
| Friday, December 4 | ||
| Saturday October 17 | UCLA in CALIFORNIA | |
| COLORADO at USC | ||
| CALIFORNIA in the STATE OF WASHINGTON | Saturday, December 5 | |
| OREGON in the STATE OF OREGON | ARIZONA at STANFORD | |
| Goodbye – Arizona, ASU, Stanford, Washington | OREGON at UTAH | |
| STATE OF OREGON in the STATE OF ARIZONA | ||
| Saturday, October 24 | WASHINGTON at USC | |
| USC in ARIZONA | WASHINGTON STATE in COLORADO | |
| UCLA in the state of Arizona | ||
| STANFORD at CALIFORNIA | Pac-12 postseason lineup | |
| STATE OF OREGON in WASHINGTON | Game dates and times to be determined | |
| Goodbye – Colorado, Utah, Oregon, WSU | ||
| CFP Championship (Miami, Florida) | ||
| Friday October 30 | CFP Semifinals | |
| STATE OF WASHINGTON at STANFORD | – Rose Bowl presented by Northwestern Mutual | |
| – Allstate sugar bowl | ||
| Sat, October 31 | Valero Alamo Bowl | |
| ARIZONA at UTAH | Las Vegas Bowl | |
| STATE OF ARIZONA in COLORADO | San Diego County Holiday Bowl Credit Union | |
| WASHINGTON at OREGON | Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | |
| Bye – USC, UCLA, California, OSU | LA Bowl | |
| Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl | ||
| Friday, November 6 | ||
| COLORADO at WASHINGTON | ||
| Saturday, November 7 | ||
| ARIZONA in the STATE OF OREGON | ||
| UTAH in the state of Arizona | ||
| STANFORD at UCLA | ||
| OREGON in CALIFORNIA | ||
| STATE OF WASHINGTON at USC |
