FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

[ADL70]

Thanks for sharing. Sad that they couldn't pronounce Debeljak

Here's an article about the uncertain 2020 season for Cleveland area teams https://www.news-herald.com/sports/area-college-football-coches-bracing-for-season-unlike-any-other/article_a3f272c8-b09b-11ea-8e94-6b4c2ded88ab.html

Looks like the Spartans got another transfer from Duquesne, Antonio Orsini, whose brother Giuseppi played WR at CWRU from 2014-2017. It appears that he was redshirted last season as a freshman. He was listed at DB there, but it appears he will be used at RB for the Spartans. He was a 1,000-yard rusher at Upper St Clair.

I had to refresh my memory on the other Duquesne transfer:  https://goduquesne.com/sports/football/roster/aidan-cain/7441

Neat skill position adds for Saxton and company.

I'm really getting excited about these recruits. I hope this virus like a miracle, goes away one day and we can have a season

[WashJeff68]

Looks like PAC Athletics will happen this fall. Of course there will be a lot of new practices in place. Here is the announcement from the W&J web site. Go down to Athletics where the Q&As are:

https://www.washjeff.edu/wj-fall-2020-reopening/

All subject to change, of course. I did hear that Bowdoin has cancelled fall schedules.

[WashJeff68]

CMU's plan says all athletics are suspended until further notice

https://www.cmu.edu/coronavirus/students/index.html

[WashJeff68]

Geneva os a go

https://www.geneva.edu/emergency/coronavirus/covid-19faqs

So o Chatham

[WashJeff68]

Bethany os a go

https://www.bethanywv.edu/student-life/health-wellness

Most schools had a Covis 16 banner across the top of their home page. Others did not, including CWRU, so I could not tell what their plans are.  As noted above, CMU is not planning on having any athletic competition this Fall, but that could, of course, change. Have no idea how the PAC would handle it if all the other members are going to play this fall, and CMU elects not to.

As I said above, and each school has stated, all this could change in a heartbeat if Pennsylvania has a Florida or Texas spike.

[ADL70]

Bethany os a go

https://www.bethanywv.edu/student-life/health-wellness

Most schools had a Covis 16 banner across the top of their home page. Others did not, including CWRU, so I could not tell what their plans are.  As noted above, CMU is not planning on having any athletic competition this Fall, but that could, of course, change. Have no idea how the PAC would handle it if all the other members are going to play this fall, and CMU elects not to.

As I said above, and each school has stated, all this could change in a heartbeat if Pennsylvania has a Florida or Texas spike.

You have to wait for it to scroll over  on the athletics home page

https://case.edu/studentlife/healthcounseling/health-serviceshealth-updates/covid-19-campus-communications       

No mention of sports though

https://case.edu/studentlife/healthcounseling/health-serviceshealth-updatescovid-19-campus-communications/june-21-message-faculty-and-staff-fall-planning-and-reducing-risk

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PAC to adjust scheduling format for fall
Jul. 07, 2020
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (pacathletics.org)--The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Presidents' Council has unanimously approved an intra-conference (conference-only) scheduling format for all varsity sports during the fall 2020 season. All fall sports except football now have a first contest date of Sept. 7, while football will begin its nine-game league schedule on Sept. 19. The decisions were made during a pair of virtual Presidents' Council meetings in June.

SOURCE: http://pacathletics.org/news/2020/7/7/general-pac-to-adjust-scheduling-format-for-fall.aspx

[ADL70]

Schools may set their own dates to start practice with NCAA allowing practice to begin Aug 10 or first of class if earlier.

Presumably this precludes outside scrimmages?

[ADL70]

Thanks to jaybird44 for this on CMU cancelling fall sports

https://athletics.cmu.edu/generalnews/2019-2020/cmu2020fallstatement

[jaybird44]

Hated to be the bearer of bad news...

[Pat Coleman]

We've been told to expect Case will do the same.

[DagarmanSpartan]

WHAT?

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

This was destined to be a Top 25 season!!!

[DagarmanSpartan]

Reading the UAA's resolution, it only applies to sports in which the UAA sponsors championship competition.

As the UAA no longer sponsors a championship in football, it would appear that that one sport could conceivably go on.

Alternately, other fall sports could as well PROVIDED they can obtain opponents to fill holes in what would have been the UAA schedule.

[DagarmanSpartan]

It is also worth noting that on the UAA's football website, while CMU's September 5th game is already listed as cancelled, CWRU's game is not.

Or at least, not yet.

Let's keep our fingers crossed!

[Pat Coleman]

As I said, "will do" the same, not that they have already done it.