PAC-12 Teams Allowed Resume Workouts In June

LOS ANGELES, CA — The Pac-12, which includes USC and UCLA, announced Tuesday that the conference will allow for voluntary in-person athletic workouts for all sports to commence on June 15, subject to the decision of each individual campus and where permissible by relevant governmental entities.

The decision was made at a meeting of the Pac-12 CEO Group on Tuesday and follows the decision last week by the NCAA to permit conferences and schools to reopen for on-campus voluntary athletically related activities in all sports as of June 1.

"As educational institutions, our highest obligation is to the health and welfare of our students, faculty and staff," Pac-12 CEO Group Chair and University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor Philip DiStefano said. "As we considered the pros and cons of taking steps that can pave a path to returning to play, those considerations were foremost, guided by the advice of our own medical experts along with public health officials."

There was no immediate word from USC or UCLA on when they would allow individual sports workouts to resume. The conference is still prohibiting organized, in-person team activities of any type.

City News Service