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In August, the Mid-American Conference was the first Football Bowl Subdivision team to announce it would not play in the fall.
On Friday, it became the last one to say it would.
The conference reversed direction, announcing a six-game slate to start Nov. 4, with a MAC title game to be played on Dec. 18 or 19. Preseason practices can begin Oct. 5.
Advancements and availability of testing, including the ability to get more rapid results, and increased protocols for cardiac screening, all contributed to the decision to return to competition, according to NIU athletic director Sean Frazier.
“From the beginning, NIU and the MAC, led by our Council of Presidents and with guidance of the MAC Medical Advisory Board, have prioritized the health and safety of student-athletes,” Frazier said in a statement. “That has not changed and will not change. With the commitment across the league to the rigorous testing and screening protocols, we feel optimistic about the opportunity to play a schedule beginning in November.”
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In a separate statement, the league said four antigen tests will be required per week, with confirmation required for all positive tests. Any athlete with a positive test will enter a cardiac screening protocol. The complete set of league protocols will be released next week.
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“I am pleased to inform our student-athletes, coaches, and fans, that the Mid-American Conference will resume the fall football season,” MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said. “Our decisions, in August and again today, have been guided by an overriding concern for the well-being of the student-athletes, institutions, and the community at large. Our medical advisory group, presidents, directors of athletics, and others, have worked hard to develop a plan that provides the opportunity for student-athletes to compete. We will be diligent in monitoring the dynamic health environment across the Conference footprint and the country.”
No general public attendance or tailgating will be allowed at games. The participation of Marching Band, Dance, Cheer and Spirit Squads at football games will be guided by Conference protocols at institutional discretion consistent with public health guidance.
Team schedules have not been announced.
The move came about after FBS leagues were able to successfully start their 2020 seasons while instituting new testing procedures, with more conferences announcing starting dates over the last week - although there have been about two dozen cancellations or postponements of games.
NIU President Lisa Freeman said in order for the MAC to move forward with a fall season, the presidents again relied on the medical professionals.
“This was a difficult decision, just as it was to postpone the season back in August,” Freeman said. “In the end, we had to have assurances from the members of the MAC Medical Advisory Board, including representatives from our partners here at NIU from Northwestern Medicine, that the testing regimens and safety protocols could be implemented. We know that managing this virus is a day-to-day and week-to-week situation. Our priority remains the health and safety of our entire campus and community, including student-athletes.”
The decision came a week after the NIU team, along with the Huskies men's golf and men's basketball programs, was placed into quarantine.
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Football is the only sport being resumed with all others tentatively scheduled to return during the spring sports season when their respective NCAA Championships will occur.
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This is a developing story that will be updated.