NEW ORLEANS – Below is a snapshot of what people are saying across media outlets and social media about the Sun Belt Conference:
For many around the country and the world, the past couple of months have presented some very uncertain times as they deal with the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. For one former University of South Alabama softball player, these uncertain times have led her to feel certain that she is in the right place at the right time. Morgan Lutticken is currently nearing the end of her instruction to be a firefighter/paramedic with the Mobile Fire Department as she is a trainee at the Mobile Fire Academy, along with 15 other individuals preparing to join the front lines. – USAJaguars.com (
Uncertain Times Bring Certainty for Former South Alabama Softball Player Morgan Lutticken)
In the summer of 2009, Michael Hall was trying out for Georgia State's start-up football team in a pair of cleats that belonged to his cousin….A decade later, Hall is using different talents on the frontlines in the fight against COVID-19 as an oral and maxillofacial surgery resident at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C. – GeorgiaStateSports.com (
From a Tryout in Borrowed Cleats to the Frontlines)
As the Board of Governors Student-Athlete Engagement Committee chair and former Coastal Carolina defensive back, it’s common for Nicholas Clark to hear from college athletes. Text messages, Twitter direct messages, email — the questions and feedback come to Clark in all forms. And it is his job to bring those thoughts back to the NCAA. – NCAA.org (
Meet the People Behind the NCAA's COVID-19 Advisory Panel)
Akeem Davis-Gaither, Collin Reed, Des Franklin, Josh Thomas and Vic Johnson. As true freshmen in 2015, they were part of the first bowl-winning roster in school history. They've witness 50 wins since joining the App State program, and they've learned so much along the way to pass down to their younger teammates. – Winston-Salem Journal (
App State Navigated the FBS Transition Better Than Imagined Over the Past Five Years)
It’s still hard to believe the 2020 college baseball season is over after just four weeks of play. Most conferences didn’t even reach league play before the coronavirus halted the season…With those caveats out of the way, here are some superlative picks for the Sun Belt, which played four weeks of nonconference action and never began league play. – D1Baseball.com (
2020 Conference Wrap: Sun Belt)
On App State’s women’s basketball team, many stories of love, compassion and motivation are told through the images, numbers and symbols tattooed as permanent, daily reminders. – AppStateSports.com (
Black & Gold Tribune: Art of the Game)
March 11 became the starting point of a domino effect in the sports world due to the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. From college to the pros, seasons and championships were suspended or canceled one after another. UTA sports were no exception. – The Shorthorn (
The Day the UTA Sports World Stood Still)