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SEC latest US college football conference to require college injury reports

The Southeastern Conference (SEC), one of the four remaining college football power conferences, is mandating injury reporting amid the spread of sports betting in the US. The Big Ten last year was the first to do so and Mid-American Conference last week also required reporting.
The SEC injury reports mandate is not for football only, it also extends to men’s and women’s college basketball and baseball.

The requirement is in direct response to the rise of legal wagering in the US. College football administrators see it as a tool to protect student-athletes from the betting public. Injury reporting is a staple in US professional sports leagues.

SEC teams will kick off their first full day of the 2024 season Saturday. Last week, No 10 Florida State played at Georgia Tech.

“This availability reporting policy is intended to reduce pressure from outside entities seeking participation information and represents a commitment of our 16 institutions to provide enhanced transparency to sup..

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MAC to require football injury reports
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) earlier this week became the second US college football conference to require injury reporting, the Associated Press reported on Thursday (22 August). The Big Ten was the first in 2023 and the SEC is considering the mandate.

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The SEC continues to advance its player injury/availability reporting policy, but it has not yet been finalized, an SEC spokesperson says.
“The policy has been updated and is subject to further review. We will announce a final decision when it is complete.”
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— College Football Headlines (@CFBHeadlines) August 21, 2024

MAC teams will be required to provide an injury report three hours before kickoff. Reports will be available via the conference’s website and X social-media p..

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As SEC considers mandating injury report, a look at how betting has changed college sports

Six years into legal sports betting in many US jurisdictions, changes to sports are apparent. Student-athletes and professional athletes get gambling education, fans heckling players about bets are punished in some locales and the NCAA last spring began asking states to ban college-player prop bets.
But the most recent change heading into the college football season is the injury report. Required in the NFL, injury reports were previously not a part of the college football landscape. The Big Ten last year became the first Power Five conference to mandate them. This year, it appears the Southeastern Conference (SEC) will follow suit. The SEC opens its season on 29 August when Arkansas hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff and No 11 Missouri hosts Murray State.

The broader college football season officially kicks off on Friday (24 August) when No 10 Florida State plays at Georgia Tech.

So far the SEC has not announced that it will require injury reporting. But a decision is expected before the se..

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