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Notes from Commissioner Sankey ...

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Sankey:

380 SEC students engaged in production work in past year on SEC Network

Men's hoops accessing an SEC Inside show via network

Alabama spring game was the test-run for the internal replay and technology, says communicated w/ real-time video and was pretty seamless communication

No proposal on an underclassman JR Day for the NFL Draft. But was a topic and now becomes a postseason dynamic. Goal is to see if practical ways to accommodate that.

Talked about changing the interrupted game procedure for the conference. That would be a yes.

On concussion discussions:

NCAA's chief medical officer was in the meetings on Tuesday, Sankey says SEC is "Taking it very seriously," both the concussion studies and the health of the sport of football moving forward.

Pop-up tent at Alabama is a reference that Tide uses on the sidelines for medical evaluations

Notes a catcher was removed from game in SEC Tourney bc of concussion

"That's the NFL. We're on campuses where research takes place every day. ... I do know our institutions since created protocol, we're the conference that introduced legislation and brought the national model ... be here and continue to talk about what's being learned in that area."

Talked about coaches' access to replay since day after rules committee vote and potential in-helmet communication for 2017 season
 
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