PAC-12 Postpones sports through 2012

The Pac-12 will not hold sporting events until at leads January 1st.

IT'S STILL UNPRECEDENTED.

THEPAC-12 -- JOINS THE BIG TEN -IN CANCELING ALL SPORTINGEVENTS THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST.AS SPORTS DIRECTOR JASON BARRREPORTS -- THE HOPE IS TO PLAYFOOTBALL IN THE SPRING.WE WANT TO PLAY IN THE WORSTWAY, BUT NOT AT THE RISK OFTHE HEALTH AND SAFETY.

THATWAS ASU ATHLETIC DIRECTOR RAYANDERSON, PART OF A PAC-12WEBINAR, FOLLOWING THE PAC-12CEO GROUP VOTING UNANIMOUSLYTO CALL A TIME-OUT ON PLAYINGSPORTS THROUGH THE CALENDARYEAR.

THE HEALTH, WELL- BEING,AND SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTATHLETES, AND ALL THOSECONNECTED TO PAC-12 SPORTS HASFROM DAY ONE BEEN OUR TOP, TOPPRIORITY.

BUT JUST TWO WEEKSAGO, THE CONFERENCE WAS SET TOPLAY A PAC-12 SCHEDULE.

NOW,NO SPORTS, INCLUDINGBASKETBALL, WILL HAVECOMPEITION THROUGH THE END OFTHE CALENDAR YEAR.

COLLEGEOFFICIALS SAY, THAT IN ORDERTO KEEP THE STUDENT ATHLETESTRULY SAFE, THEY WOULD HAVE TOKEEP THEM IN A BUBBLE, LIKE INTHE NBA, AND THAT'S NOTPRACTICAL ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS.THEREFORE ,WE FELT IT WAS VERYDIFFICULT TO DO THIS IN A WAYTHAT WE FELT WAS SAFE ENOUGH.WE HAVE POSTOPONED BUT WE HAVENOT CANCELLED.

WE ARE HOLDINGOUT HOPE THAT THINGS HAVECHANGED AND WE WILL BE ABLE TOGO INTO COMPEITION.

AND, THEREIS REACTION FROM THE PAC-12UNITY GROUP.

PART OF THEIRSTATEMENT READS, IT IS OBFIOUSTHAT THE PAC-12 WAS WOEFULLYUNPREPARTED TO PROTECT COLLEGEATHLETE SAFETY RESPOSE TOCOVID-19 AND COULD NOT ADDRESSTHE BASIC AND ESSENTIAL SAFETYDEMANDS MADE BY WE ARE UNITED.AND WILDCAT QUARTERBACK GRANTGUNNELL TWEETS, YOU HAVE TWOOPTIONS NOW AS A PLAYER AND ATEAM.

I KNOW MY SQUAD WILL GOHARDER THAN EVER.THE PAC 12'S DECISION WILLIMPACT THE LOCAL SPORTS BAR