So, is no news good news for Georgia High School Association football teams?
Executive director Robin Hines and the GHSA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee met Wednesday to discuss the ongoing health crisis and the possibility of delaying the start of the 2020 football season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Though no official statement was released by Hines or the GHSA, according to a report from Score Atlanta writer Craig Sager II, the committee approved of retaining the state’s Sept. 4 start date to the regular season. The report also stated the committee recommended all preseason scrimmages be canceled.
Any official ruling will have to be voted on by the GHSA Executive Committee.
Speculation had risen in recent days about the planned start of the season, or if it would start at all, after Dr. Kathleen Toomey, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health, took part in a conference call with school superintendents around the state last week. During the call, she expressed concern about the increased risk of COVID-19 to students in certain extracurricular activities, including football.