Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers Can Resume Football Training June 8

Alabama News Center | May 23, 2020 @ 5:00 am

By Alabama NewsCenter Staff

The University of Alabama and Auburn University football programs can resume team training June 8, the date the Southeastern Conference said today is the soonest member schools can resume workouts.

The voluntary strength and conditioning programs allowed by the NCAA starting as soon as June 1 come with stipulations and precautions due the COVID-19 pandemic that ended organized college athletics in March, but it does put football programs on track to begin on schedule in the upcoming season.

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said the plan is to start college football on time, which is slated to start Aug. 29.

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