ESPN Events Statement Regarding MEAC’s Cancellation of Fall Sports

The announcement means that Grambling’s 2020 season opener against South Carolina State, as well as the Celebration Bowl, the HBCU National Championship Game, is officially off the table. https://t.co/1DbP108EeH

— The News-Star (@thenewsstar) July 16, 2020

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— MEAC/SWAC Challenge (@MEAC_SWAC) July 16, 2020

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— Celebration Bowl (@CelebrationBowl) July 16, 2020

#Breaking...@MEACSports has canceled 2020 Fall Sports season. no @NCATFootball this season. @WFMY @NCATAGGIES pic.twitter.com/8FvbHXbyrT

— Brian Hall (@bhallwfmy) July 16, 2020

“If the NCAA continues to move forward & has championship seasons in the fall, playing a spring schedule would be of little interest to us. I would not want to burn a year of eligibility for a young person for what amounts to an exhibition season.”https://t.co/Bg3QE51uFl

— BlueDeathValley.com (@BlueDeathValley) July 16, 2020