Lions announce plans for competition in 2020-21

COMMERCE – With the 2020-21 academic year underway, Texas A&M University-Commerce has announced the Lions' plans for intercollegiate athletics competition. Following legislation by the NCAA and the Lone Star Conference, each sport has slightly different plans. The LSC Council of Presidents have agreed on the reduction of the maximum number of competitions for fall sports to 50 percent of maximum competitions allowed, thereby saving a year of eligibility for student-athletes.

The announcement comes weeks after the NCAA canceled fall championships and the LSC Council of Presidents voted to move fall sports championship segments to the spring semester. Cross country will compete for a conference championship this fall, with men's and women's golf beginning their non-championship segment this fall and competing their championship segment next spring.

After deliberate and careful review of all options, along with numerous conversations between student-athletes, coaches, and administration, the Lions have opted to play no outside competition in the 2020-21 academic year. Rather, the program will focus on preparing for a 2021 regular season which features seven home games (2021 Football Schedule) for the first time in school history and an opportunity to provide a full final season of competition for the 2020 senior class. In the 2020-21 academic year, Lion football will see a modified format with the non-championship segment in the fall and the championship segment in the spring. The fall semester will consist of practice and strength and conditioning normally consistent with "spring ball". The spring semester will consist of the normal fall practice schedule.

More details on the Lions' fall and spring practice schedules will be released soon.