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NCAA approves schedule for playing fall sports in spring 2021

On Sept. 22, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Board of Directors approved a 2021 spring schedule for teams who had their fall 2020 seasons postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

NCAA sets Nov. 25 as start of 2020 college basketball season

Vincent GiacaloneBasketball SportsSeptember 20, 2020

While the return date was originally slated for Nov. 10, this new move allows for the season to start when “at least three-quarters of Division I schools will have concluded their fall terms or moved remaining instructions and exams online.”

Sam Kamara’s fifth season to play out differently than planned

Ethan TamFall Sports Preview Football Special Issues SportsSeptember 18, 2020September 18, 2020

“It’s hard for me, being that it’s my senior season and it’s got to go down this way,” Kamara said. “It is what it is, though. I can’t control it.”

Former Stony Brook pitcher Tom Koehler discusses COVID-19’s impact on sports

Alfonso MigliariniBaseball Fall Sports Preview Special Issues SportsSeptember 16, 2020September 17, 2020

“I think when you get to that level, all athletes are mentally prepared,” Koehler said. “Each one of those guys you see doing their thing is so routine-oriented and such hard workers that they are able to adjust on the fly.”

Stony Brook Football prepares for unprecedented spring season

Ethan TamFall Sports Preview Football Special Issues SportsSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 2020

All 11 games on the Seawolves’ schedule were wiped on July 17, when the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) announced that it was suspending the fall football season, with the intent to play in spring 2021 instead.

Stony Brook recruitment plans change amidst COVID-19 precautions

Ryan MagillFall Sports Preview Special Issues SportsSeptember 14, 2020September 15, 2020

The NCAA instituted a ban on in-person recruiting in March and has extended the ban on a monthly basis. Other subsequent rulings have left coaches and administrators trying to hit a moving target while they attempt to do their jobs.

Stony Brook is postponing fall sports, and the NCAA should follow

Ryan PavichOp-eds OpinionsAugust 11, 2020

While the Big 10 and Pac-12 conferences recently postponed their seasons, the remaining Power Five conferences are intending to play college football this fall. While many professional athletes can opt-out of playing, college athletes cannot do so.

Stony Brook eyes money guarantees in increasingly uncertain 2020 football season

Ethan TamFootball SportsJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020

Stony Brook’s season opener at MAC member Western Michigan is set to pay out $325,000 to the Seawolves. This means Stony Brook is currently slated to receive a combined total of $725,000 for showing up to play the first two weeks of its season against FBS opponents.

Numerous players explore departure from Stony Brook

Ethan TamBasketball SportsApril 1, 2020April 1, 2020

Sophomore guard Miles Latimer entered the NCAA transfer portal on March 20. On March 30, he officially announced that he would be transferring to the Bucknell Bison of the Patriot League.

NCAA plans to grant spring athletes an extra year of eligibility

Ethan TamSportsMarch 14, 2020March 15, 2020

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) released a statement on Friday, March 13, through Twitter regarding plans to give spring athletes an extra year of eligibility.