The Sun Belt Conference is canceling all organized athletics-related activities for the remainder of the academic year due to concerns surrounding the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the conference announced on Monday.
The league previously suspended all regular-season competitions and conference championships indefinitely last Thursday but are now choosing to make the suspension permanent and expand to practices as well.
ESPN’s Jeff Goodman reported on Friday that the NCAA’s Council Coordination Committee agreed to grant an extra year of eligibility to student-athletes who participated in spring sports. He added that the committee was also discussing what to do with student-athletes in winter sports, many of whom did not get to compete in a conference championship this year.
