The Southeastern Conference announced new start dates for fall sports today. According to a news release from the league, cross country will consist of two or three competitions before the SEC championship October 30th in Baton Rouge.
The men’s and women’s soccer season will consist of an eight-match, conference-only regular season beginning September 18, followed by the SEC Championship, November 13-22, in Orange Beach, Alabama, where each school is guaranteed two matches.
Volleyball will consist of an eight-match, conference-only schedule over six weeks of competition beginning October 16 with each school competing against four opponents twice in the same weekend on back-to-back days.
In the fall segment of men’s and women’s golf and men’s and women’s tennis seasons, SEC teams may compete in up to three team events beginning no earlier than October 1.
SEC golf and tennis teams will be limited to events involving only SEC members or non-conference teams from the geographic region of the SEC school.