The Pac-12 postpones football for the year, then reverses and decides to play
On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 CEO group voted to postpone all sports, including football and basketball. On September 24, it announced that it would play football after all.
Larry Scott, Pac-12 commissioner
Student athletes are living with peer students on campus, interacting, and enough questions and concerns have been raised that we didn’t feel comfortable moving forward.
ABC7 Los Angeles, Aug 11, 2020
ESPN, via ABC7 Los Angeles
Day by day
- Aug 11, 2020The Pac-12’s commissioner said athletes, fans and staff would have liked to see the season played this calendar year.
- Same dayThe chair of the Pac-12’s presidents said the league knew the Big Ten was discussing the same question.
The day
Michael Schill, Oregon president and chair of the Pac-12 CEO Group
We knew there was a parallel track with the Big Ten also discussing this
ABC7 Los Angeles, Aug 11, 2020
ESPN, via ABC7 Los Angeles
Larry Scott, Pac-12 commissioner
Our student-athletes, fans, staff and all those who love college sports would like to have seen the season played this calendar year as originally planned, and we know how disappointing this is.
ESPN
The Pac-12 CEO group voted unanimously Tuesday to postpone all sports, including football and basketball, through the end of the year.
Reaction
Through Sep 24, 2020
Welcomes the return to play
Chase Garbers, Cal quarterback
My teammates and I are ecstatic that the Pac-12 vote today came out positive, and we can’t wait to get back on the field for games starting in November.
Calls the postponement a disappointment
Bernard Muir, Stanford athletic director
Today’s decision is disappointing for many people, but none more so than our student-athletes, who have worked so hard for so many years to reach this point in their athletics pursuits
Reports without taking a side
Associated Press
The Pac-12 announced on Thursday that it will play football in 2020.
The conference’s own words
Larry Scott, Pac-12 commissioner
Our agreement with Quidel to provide daily rapid-results testing has been a game-changer in enabling us to move forward with confidence that we can create a safe environment for our student-athletes while giving them the opportunity to pursue their dreams.
ABC7 San Francisco, Sep 24, 2020
Associated Press, via ABC7 San Francisco
Related
The 2020 season in the pandemic
- Aug 11, 2020The Big Ten postpones fall football, then restores it
- The Pac-12 postpones football, then votes to playThis page
- Aug 21, 2020The NCAA’s extra year of eligibility for fall athletes
- Nov 7, 2020Notre Dame 47, Clemson 40
- Dec 9, 2020The Big Ten drops its six-game rule
- Same team: Cal football
- Same coach: Justin Wilcox’s coaching record
- More: All of History
- Same quotes, as a list
Sources
News and releases
- ABC7 Los Angeles, Aug 11, 2020
“Pac-12 postpones all sports through end of year”
ESPN, via ABC7 Los Angeles
WAFB, Aug 11, 2020“Pac-12 follows Big Ten in officially postponing fall football”
The Stanford Daily, Aug 11, 2020“Pac-12 postpones sports until 2021”
A statement from Stanford’s athletic director, as quoted by The Stanford Daily
Fox News, Sep 24, 2020“Pac-12 announces football season will begin in November | Fox News”
Fox News text; the page credits the Associated Press
- ABC7 San Francisco, Sep 24, 2020
“Pac-12 will play football this fall, reversing decision to postpone until spring”
California Golden Bears Athletics, Sep 24, 2020“Pac-12 Announces Resumption Of Football, Winter Sports Seasons”
Cal Athletics’ own statement, on calbears.com