The college football season is gearing up for its triumphant return after a very unorthodox season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fans weren't allowed at the stadiums, teams and conferences played limited schedules, and some schools opted out altogether. On Tuesday, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey posted a very lengthy thread on Twitter, in turn supporting the vaccinations so that this upcoming college football season can go smoothly.
Here's the whole thread from Sankey.
In preparation for the season ahead, the vaccination rates among @SEC teams are well above rates for the general population. Our teams are leading and have asked questions, heard directly from medical experts and accessed the COVID vaccine throughout the spring and summer.
— Greg Sankey (@GregSankey) August 10, 2021
State policies limit the @SEC's ability to establish Conference wide mandates. We need individuals–our fans–to join in accessing the vaccine, reducing COVID-19 spread, limiting the chances for more variants to emerge…and enjoying a full year ahead for college sports!
— Greg Sankey (@GregSankey) August 10, 2021
Sankey ended the thread with the hashtag reading #SECBacksTheVax. Sankey mentioned the SEC and their pure uncertainty prior to the 2020 season as nobody knew if college football was actually going to happen.
Reducing the spread is the key, and everybody wants college football– and sports in general– to return with no limitations and no restrictions. The SEC remains as one of the powerhouses in college sports, and fans have been waiting to flock back to the giant stadiums and cheer their programs on like never before.
Greg Sankey didn't hide anything in his thread and desperately wants fans vaccinated so everything can go back to at least a sense of normalcy. The college football season is approaching quickly, and the hope is that 2021 can be much better than the 2020 season was.
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