St. Joseph News-Press Now<\/a>, the motion passed 10-2, though it did not gain approval from the league\u2019s presidents.\u00a0\u00a0
<\/p>\n\n\n\nThough PSU was the first team to announce a game on the schedule, the school released on Tuesday it would form a non-conference scheduling alliance with MWSU and the University of Nebraska Kearney.\u00a0 The alliance will allow the members to play a partial schedule set to begin in late October.
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The way in which this alliance is designed allows the three teams to play two games against each other before completing their schedules with non-conference competition from the NACC-II and Football Championship Subconference (FCS).\u00a0
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Though the alliance does not include 2019 conference co-champion Northwest Missouri State, the St. Joseph News-Press Now article stated the school is still considering its decision as the team will not begin to practice until Sept. 28.\u00a0 Indeed, the need for training to prepare for the season remains just one area of concern for university athletics departments.
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St. Joseph News also suggests that another potential source of conflict for teams looking to play lies in ensuring that NCAA guidelines are able to be appropriately followed. For many teams that were not able to play due to the financial implications of the protocols, a season is now becoming feasible due to decreasing costs of testing practices.
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One area that will not affect the decision relates to athlete eligibility.\u00a0 In fact, the three MIAA schools are looking at schedules of three to five games that would not impact athlete eligibility.\u00a0 Recently, the NCAA announced that it would preserve eligibility so long as the number of contests does not exceed 50% of the maximum number of contests for the 2020-2021 season.\u00a0 For NCAA football, that number was reduced from 11 to 10 games this year.
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Even though eligibility may not be of concern, schools such as FHSU must take time to consider the impact of diverting attention from the fast-approaching winter sports season. Though PSU, MWSU, and UNK look to kick off the season in just a month\u2019s time, FHSU Athletics maintains its position that lies in accordance with the majority of MIAA institutions.
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With the start of winter sports just around the corner, the focus must be on those teams hoping to begin at the usual time.\u00a0 Ultimately, FHSU football will see the field at some point, just not this fall.
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