Rutgers will not permit any in-person classes or events until at least mid-August due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the university has not yet ruled out opening campus for the football team and other fall sports programs to hold preseason practices.

The moratorium does mean teams will not be able to return for summer workouts prior to the start of the preseason. It will also prevent programs from holding summer camps and recruiting evaluation events.

“There will be no in-person classes, programs, camps, conferences or other activities at Rutgers University through at least August 14,” according to a letter from senior vice president of academic affairs Barbara Lee. “Information related to fall orientations and intercollegiate preseason athletic activity will be forthcoming.”

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Football training camp typically opens in late July or early August. The men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey and volleyball seasons typically begin in the last week of August, with football kicking off a few days later. Men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf and women’s tennis also compete in the fall. Other sports teams will typically be on campus for out-of-season training.

Concerns about the coronavirus altering or even canceling the 2020 football season have dominated the behind-the-scenes world of college sports in recent days and weeks. While having football practices (and potentially games) on campus while students are not allowed to attend classes would present plenty of political challenges for universities, the expectation is conferences, not individual schools, will set whatever standard. Rutgers has said in previous statements it will defer to the Big Ten’s guidance on athletic matters related to COVID-19.

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The Scarlet Knights are scheduled to host Monmouth in their season opener on Saturday, Sept. 5 at SHI Stadium in Piscataway. Most people believe teams will need at least a month, and ideally more time, to prepare for the season after the pandemic canceled spring practices and offseason programs.

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