Sun Belt cancels athletics for remainder of 2019-20 academic year

Seasons for Georgia Southern spring sports is over

By Jake Wallace | March 16, 2020 at 7:05 PM EDT - Updated March 16 at 7:05 PM

NEW ORLEANS (WTOC) - The Sun Belt Conference is calling it a season.

The league announced it is canceling all athletic activities for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year Monday evening.

The Sun Belt Conference has announced that the league is canceling all organized athletics-related activities, including regular-season competitions, conference championships and practices, through the remainder of the academic year. pic.twitter.com/s7XmiXFY8B
— Sun Belt (@SunBelt) March 16, 2020

The move ends the season for Georgia Southern baseball, softball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, and track & field/cross country. Spring football practice for the Eagles will now be cancelled as well.