Following the action they took in regards to their other fall sports earlier this week, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Council of Presidents voted Friday to postpone the fall national football championship to spring 2021. The presidents had voted earlier in the week to take the same action with the championships of all the organizations’ other fall sports.
This decision by the presidens though still allows NAIA conferences to compete in the fall and winter, if they so choose.
In a statement, officials said “the decision regarding the football championship required additional attention since the sport often operates outside of the regular conference structure. The extra time allotted was to ensure that the COP representatives had adequate opportunity to gain feedback from their conference colleagues.
The presidents noted that the decision to move the football championship from the fall to spring is more inclusive for all NAIA member institutions, especially those schools that are restricted by local or state mandates.
