Michigan football will officially spend part of its spring practice schedule in Rome.
Yes, the Rome in Italy.
The program announced Monday that it will hold three of its 15 spring practices at the facility of AS Roma, a professional soccer club located in Italy’s capital city. The trip will take place in April “after finals toward the end of winter semester,” Michigan, which called the trip a “a special educational and football experience,” said in a release.
Michigan’s announcement comes just three days after the NCAA’s Power Five conference commissioners voted 58-22 Friday to prohibit off-campus practices during a vacation period outside of a team’s championship season. That rule does not go into effect until August, so Michigan’s trip to Italy is within the rules.
What will be next?
Yes, the Rome in Italy.
The program announced Monday that it will hold three of its 15 spring practices at the facility of AS Roma, a professional soccer club located in Italy’s capital city. The trip will take place in April “after finals toward the end of winter semester,” Michigan, which called the trip a “a special educational and football experience,” said in a release.
Michigan’s announcement comes just three days after the NCAA’s Power Five conference commissioners voted 58-22 Friday to prohibit off-campus practices during a vacation period outside of a team’s championship season. That rule does not go into effect until August, so Michigan’s trip to Italy is within the rules.
What will be next?