Harbaugh Wants to Have a Week of Michigan Spring Practice in FL; SEC Says "Hold Up!"
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The SEC has asked the NCAA to prohibit college football teams from holding spring practice during spring break, commissioner Greg Sankey told CBS Sports on Tuesday.
The move is obviously a direct response to Michigan's recent announcement that it would conduct part of its spring practice at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
Coach Jim Harbaugh said on National Signing Day that the Wolverines would begin practice at IMG during their spring break from Feb. 27 to March 6.
There is currently no NCAA rule prohibiting such a move.
One high-ranking source told CBS Sports that an effort similar to Michigan's will most likely be prohibited in the near future but a decision is not expected to be handed down in time to prevent the planned trip to Florida.
“Our primary reaction [is] that, in the face of the time-demand conversations, we've got one program taking what has been 'free time' away,” Sankey said. “Let's draw a line and say, ‘That's not appropriate.'"