NFL OWNERS MEET TODAY, NCAA COMMISSIONER DUBIOUS ABOUT PLAYING

NFL owners have a conference call today as the league and union try to work out a plan to return to team facilities.  The Players’ Association says 72 rostered players tested positive for COVID-19 through July 10th.  NFL Network reports the Chiefs and Texans have told rookies to report Monday for testing.

The NCAA sent out its latest guidelines to play football and other sports this fall, but with a harsh warning the outlook to play appears bleak.  NCAA president Mark Emmert said if there will be college sports this fall, they need to get a much better handle on the pandemic.  If games are played, the NCAA wants athletes tested for COVID-19 no more than 72 hours before playing, high-risk exposed players would be quarantined for 14 days and everybody on the sideline must wear a mask.

The Division One Horizon League announced it will postpone the start of fall sports until at least October 1^st.  Pittsburgh’s Robert Morris University moved to the Horizon League from the Northeast Conference this year, but RMU football is not affected as the Colonials are playing as an independent this year.