Sources: Voluntary campus workouts OK in June

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Andrea AdelsonESPN Senior Writer

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The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to allow voluntary on-campus athletic activities to resume in football, and men's and women's basketball starting June 1, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN.

After the coronavirus pandemic forced the shut down of sports across the country, the council banned all on-campus athletic activities. That moratorium was set to expire May 31.

Already, athletics directors are making plans to have athletes return to campus. Ohio State athletics director Gene Smith said on a teleconference Wednesday that the school would allow voluntary workouts to resume on June 8, pending university approval.

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SEC athletic directors are expected to meet with health experts on Thursday and then give a recommendation to university presidents and chancellors about whether they should begin a phased reopening or extend the moratorium on in-person on-campus workouts. The presidents and chancellors are expected to make a decision when they meet Friday, multiple sources told ESPN.

One source added that the 40-member council ran out of time on its call and would explore allowing the same for other sports within the next week.