MId-South

[Football] MSC revises 2020 football schedule

Bowling Green, Ky. – Mid-South Conference Commissioner Eric Ward announced today that the conference will revise its football schedule for the upcoming 2020 season following return to play guidelines established by the NAIA.NAIA President Jim Carr's announcement on June 4 regarding return to play guidelines for all fall sports has necessitated a schedule adjustment for all Mid-South Conference football teams. As recommended by the conference Football Oversight Committee and approved by the football athletic directors and head coaches, the conference schedule will officially begin on Sept. 12 with all 22 teams in action."The Mid-South Conference football athletic directors and head coaches have vetted and approved a revised 2020 conference football schedule," Ward said. "With the lingering uncertainty regarding many of the details surrounding a return to play in the fall, our conference leadership, in accordance with the NAIA guidelines, felt it would be prudent to move forward with a contingency plan for football, the sport with the largest student-athlete participation and the most procedural complexities from the start of preseason practice thru completion of the regular season schedule. Our schools will face a number of challenges this fall, and the revised football schedule will make some of those challenges easier for our members to address."The NAIA has announced a nine-game maximum limit for football. Georgetown College will play only Bluegrass Divisional opponents, with two games against teams outside of Kentucky – of which only one is a road contest. The season will with three straight home games – Thomas More University, Sept. 12; University of Pikeville, Sept. 19; and Lindsey Wilson College, Sept. 26.