Larry Scott Not Concerned About All Pac-12 Teams Being Able To Play Football This Season
May 26, 2020, 3:55 PM
Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott at the pre-game press conference before the Pac-12 Championship football game between the Oregon Ducks and the Utah Utes at Levi's Stadium on December 6, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. The Oregon Ducks won 37-15. (Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott’s level of concern that not all conference teams will be able to play football this fall is none at all.
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Scott joined ESPN broadcaster and SEC analyst Paul Finebaum on the “Paul Finebaum Show” on Tuesday and was asked about the level of concern that not all of the teams in the Pac-12 will be able to play football in the fall.
“At this stage, I don’t have that concern,” Scott said.
Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott on the level of concern that not all teams in his conference will be able to play football this fall. "At this stage, I don't have that concern."
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) May 26, 2020
There is one concern that the commissioner brought up in the interview and that was having a common set of safety protocols across all conferences for non-conference games.
“I think you’ll want a level of confidence that the team on the other side of the field has followed a similar protocol,” Scott stated.
Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott says he is concerned about having a common set of safety protocols across all conferences for non-conference games. “I think you’ll want a level of confidence that the team on the other side of the field has followed a similar protocol” for safety.
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) May 26, 2020
Utah is scheduled to face BYU in their season opener on Thursday, September 3 at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The Utes’ other two non-conference games include a trip to Wyoming and a home game with Montana State.
Last week, Scott appeared on CNN and said that the conference feels athletes are safer back on campus.
Larry Scott and Greg Sankey were just on CNN. Scott says Pac-12 feels athletes are safer back on campus. Camp could open late July, season can start on time. https://t.co/HoLwH5U1IQ
— James Crepea (@JamesCrepea) May 22, 2020
Scott mentioned that camp could open in late July and the season can start on time.
Trevor Allen is a Utah Utes Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of the Crimson Corner podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @TrevorASports. You can download and listen to the podcast, here.
