SEC adapting to help league crown champion during pandemic

Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason watches from the sideline in the first half of an NCAA college football game against LSU Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Southeastern Conference officials continue adapting to navigate setbacks in their pursuit of a league title and possible national championship. “We hope to get through the end of the season," Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason said of the SEC. "But I’m not a soothsayer, and I don’t have a crystal ball. I’m just trying to go day to day, week to week.”(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2019, file photo, Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt yells at the officials during an NCAA college football game against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The SEC came into this season with a contingency plan to deal with coronavirus-related issues. “Obviously, we can’t predict the future,” Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt said. “I believe we all knew when we started this, that there were no guarantees.” (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

FILE - Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher watches from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Vanderbilt in College Station, Texas, in this Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, file photo. The SEC came into this season with a contingency plan to deal with coronavirus-related issues. While those plans have been severely tested as the pandemic has wreaked havoc, Southeastern Conference officials continue adapting to navigate setbacks in their pursuit of a league title and possible national championship. “Life is about changes,” Texas A&M Jimbo Fisher said. “It’s about adaptation. It’s about making the best out of situations.”(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2017, file photo, LSU head coach Ed Orgeron, left, and Alabama head coach Nick Saban meet in the center of the field before an NCAA college football game, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Eight SEC games have been postponed already with only Arkansas, Kentucky and South Carolina not affected _ yet. “I do believe that Alabama and LSU ought to play this year, and I do believe we’re going to play somehow, some way,” Orgeron said. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

FILE - In this March 11, 2020, file photo, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey announces that fans will not be allowed in the arena to watch NCAA college basketball games in the SEC tournament in Nashville, Tenn. The SEC came into this college football season with a contingency plan to deal with coronavirus-related issues. While those plans have been severely tested as the pandemic has wreaked havoc, Southeastern Conference officials continue adapting to navigate setbacks in their pursuit of a league title and possible national championship. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)