The MAC just cancelled their fall season but is hopeful to play it in the spring.
MAC becomes first FBS conference to cancel 2020 college football season for the fall
The MAC will attempt to play college football in spring 2021
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) officially canceled its 2020 college football season on Saturday because of concerns about the health and safety of its players amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, the 12-member league will become the first FBS conference to decide not to play this fall.
The MAC's decision to not play this fall extends to all sports. The conference intends on attempting to play a football season -- along with the rest of the conference's fall sports -- in spring 2021. Winter sports are unaffected by the decision, MAC commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said in a press conference.
"There are simply too many unknowns to put our student-athletes into situations that are not clearly understood," Steinbrecher said. "... It's not the easy decision, but it was the right decision."
When asked if there was any resistance to the decision, Steinbrecher told reporters that the decision to postpone all fall sports was unanimous.
The school presidents representing the MAC were expected to vote on whether to play in 2020 on Saturday morning after initially planning earlier in the week to meet about finalizing a scheduling format for the season. It was reported throughout the week that Northern Illinois and its president, Lisa Freeman, had been pushing the league not to play at all with NIU reportedly suggesting it would not compete even if the MAC decided to build a schedule with the intent to compete in the fall.
NIU has been one of the MAC's best programs since it rejoined the league in 1997, competing in eight conference championships games. It is the MAC's most accomplished team over the last 10 years, winning four MAC titles out of seven title game appearances since 2010.
UConn became the first FBS team to decide against playing college football in fall 2020 on Thursday. It is an independent program unaffiliated with a conference.
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