Potential for healthy teams to be left home alone forces Pac-12 to rethink ban on non-conference games
The presidents banned non-conference games back in July but could change course as COVID-19 cancellations mount and healthy teams face the prospect of not having games.
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The PAC-12 athletic directors are moving to allow for arrangement of nonconference opponents to fill gaps in the schedule.
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In addition, there are no known instances — anywhere — of on-field transmission of the virus, according to Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL’s Chief Medical Officer.
“We have seen zero evidence of transmission player-to-player on the field, either during games or practices, which I think is an important and powerful statement,’’ Sills told Sports Illustrated last week.
“And it also confirms what other sports leagues have found around the world. We regularly communicate with World Rugby, Australian rules football, European soccer leagues.
“To date, no one has documented a case of player-to-player transmission in a field sporting environment.”
