MACC plans to start football October 1st

Earlier this month The NJCAA announced that they would be moving Fall JUCO sports to the Spring.

The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges said they would wait on making their own decision.

Friday they announced their football season will now start on October first.

Our Nick Niehaus has the story.

THIS MONTH THE NJCAA ANNOUNCEDTHAT THEY WILL BE MOVING FAULTJUCO SPORTS TO THE SPRING THEMISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OFCOMMUNITY COLLEGE’S SAID THEYWILL WAIT ON MAKING THEIRDECISION WILL TODAY THEYANNOUNCED THAT THE FOOTBALLSEASON WILL NOT START UNTILOCTOBER 1ST.NICK ME HOUSE HAS THE STORY.WELL, ACCORDING TO THE MACCTHERE WILL BE JUNIOR COLLEGEFOOTBALL THIS FALL THEY ANNOUNCETODAY THAT THEY PLAN ON HAVING ASIX-GAME CONFERENCE ONLYSCHEDULE STARTING IN OCTOBER ANDAFTER TALKING TO A COUPLE OFCOACHES.THEY’RE ALL PLEASED WITH THISDECISION.WE’RE EXCITED.I’VE HAD PROBABLY YOU KNOW, 10TO 15 TEXT MESSAGES FROM KIDSWHO YOU KNOW, KNOW, THEY’REREALLY EXCITED ABOUT KNOWHOPEFULLY BEING ABLE PLAY THESEASON.YOU KNOW SPACELY.WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT HOW OURGUYS WORK HARD TO GRADUATE YOUCHRISTMAS AND THIS CASE MOLDTRACK GRADUATE CHRISTMAS AND OFOPPORTUNITY TO MOVE ON TO AFOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION TO BETHERE FOR SPRING PRACTICE.THE COUCH IS AGREE THAT THIS ISA GOOD DECISION AND ATHLETICDIRECTORS AGREE ON WHY DECISIONWAS MADE.SEE HOW THINGS GO.IT GIVES US A CHANCE TO MAKESURE THAT WE CAN MAKE IT AS SAFEAS WE POSSIBLY CAN AND TO MAKESURE THAT YOU KNOW HOW THISTHING IS GOING WITH THE VIRUSEVERYBODY.IS ASKING THE SAME QUESTIONS.WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO START?WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO THIS?WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO THATAND EVERYBODY’S SAYING I DON’TKNOW AND SO THIS GIVES US ALITTLE MORE TIME TO SEE HOW ITPLAYS OUT BECAUSE WE DON’T KNOWIF IT’S GOING TO GET BETTER ORIF IT’S GOING TO GET WORSE RIGHTNO