The best way to experience it all is to schedule a visit. Our guys have been awesome about just making sure that our mindset is where it needs to be if we want this to happen. I mean, even seeing football (Saturday) for me, feels a lot different than it did watching football last week, to know we’re a part of it.”, It’s still unclear where BSU Athletics stands from a financial perspective, according to Goetz, who said there hasn’t been a change in the department’s decision to not publicly release information on if anyone tests positive for COVID-19. Athletic activities that are “countable required” for basketball and football athletes, according to a May 22 release from the NCAA, are prohibited through June 30. We’ve got to make sure we take advantage of every day that we have, and man we’ve got to get ready to play a game now. And there is BSU’s head coach on a Zoom call with all the players who could make it, his video not yet started and his microphone on mute, ready to energize a group that had been told in August it wouldn’t play until the spring. Branch out, delve into your passions, and make yourself more marketable in your field. We made this change so you may decide whether your scores best reflect your academic performance. CovenS7E1 - Validating Femininity in Athletics Welcome back, witches, to another season of the Coven! Communication studies major Ellie Arrington identified with many of the University’s enduring values. Contact him at 765-213-5813, jmguskey@muncie.gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey. Ball State athletic director Beth Goetz said the MAC’s decision came as a result of continuous evaluation of the information available. And it’s been a long offseason, with (COVID-19), with the spring being shut down, all those things. There's a lot to take in on our vibrant campus. Not submitting test scores will not count against you. Much like Ball State Athletics experienced in the spring when spring athletes were granted an extra year of eligibility, because of how their seasons were affected by COVID-19, the resulting decisions that have to happen aren’t that simple. Follow our guide through this transition. For more entertainment related content, visit us at Byte BSU! The second phase, starting approximately July 1, would expand the number of football players who could voluntarily workout by 30 to 35 people and add 30 to 45 athletes competing in other fall sports. One major that has had to do a lot of adapting for the recent semester is the acting major. Explore our innovative degrees, immersive learning opportunities, engaging campus, and many more ways our empowering experience sets you up to excel. “I would count that as an absolute perfect scenario,” said Phillips, who’d add coaches will need to be mindful not to push their players too much right away upon their return. Jordan Guskey covers Ball State and East Central Indiana high schools at the Star Press. She already knows the camps her players would usually work in July won’t happen. Ball State Athletics The third phase would allow the football team to start preseason practice in mid-July, in addition to growing the number of fall sports athletes voluntarily working out. | Follow @bsusportslink, Sports Link Welcomes Cardiff Met Staff To Ball State, BSU Soccer Alumna Brigit Reder Honored Nationally for Coaching Success, BSU Football, Back to Practice, Has Been Focused on Winning All Along, Jack McMullen Joins Ball State Radio Crew, STUDENTS CAN PLAY IN MID-AMERICAN MADDEN CHALLENGE ESPORTS TOURNAMENT, Barnwell: Why firing Bill O'Brien is a head-scratching decision for the Texans, Texans' outlook bleak: No wins, no impact rookies, no top picks in 2021, Fantasy football waiver wire for NFL Week 5: Justin Jackson, Tee Higgins among top pickups.