The Southwestern Athletic Conference has one of the biggest fan bases in college football, with games generating crowds in excess of 70,000 people. Football is big business for SWAC and its member institutions. But with the COVID-19 pandemic still happening, will SWAC start football on time and with fans in the stands? BOXTOROW host Donal Ware talks exclusively with SWAC commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland, who also serves on the Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament Committee. Dr. McClelland talks about the possibility of the SWAC 2020 football season beginning on time with fans in the stands, keeping the athletes safe, financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2019-20 SWAC season, the financial viability of SWAC, and about the thinking of the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee when canceling the NCAA Tournament. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
