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FILE - Texas linebacker DeMarvion Overshown pauses after taking the field before an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State in Austin, Texas, Oct. 16, 2021. A year after the NCAA gave athletes Election Day off, football teams all over the country were practicing on the first Tuesday in November. Although the NCAA's Election Day rule remains in place, teams could pursue waivers if they wanted to practice. Texas practiced in the morning, which was fine with Overshown. “We still have all afternoon to go and vote and stuff,” he said. "It works better for us anyways, keep the normal schedule, not try to mix things up right in the middle of the season.” (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
College teams receive waivers for Election Day practice

By Noah Trister Nov. 02, 2021 06:26 PM EDT

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney talks with players during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in Clemson, S.C. (Josh Morgan/Pool Photo via AP)
NCAA's Election Day off sends message but is it needed?

By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 02, 2020 05:14 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2018, file photo, Texas players sing "The Eyes of Texas" after an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. A group of University of Texas football players and athletes across several sports on Friday, June 12, 2020, urged the school to rename several campus buildings, change the traditional school song and donate a percentage of athletic department revenue to organizations supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson, File)
NCAA encourages day off from college sports on election day

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 12, 2020 05:11 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 25 2020, file photo, Georgia Tech head coach Josh Pastner calls a play in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina State, in Atlanta. In the wake of nationwide protests over police brutality, Georgia Tech wants to make sure its athletes take time to vote in November. The school said Thursday, June 4, 2020, that nine teams will cancel all mandatory activities on the Nov. 3 to recognize the importance of casting a ballot. Pastner said George Floyd’s death has given everyone a chance to evaluate “the way we treat each other as human beings and what we can and should do to back up our words.”(AP Photo/Danny Karnik, File)
Georgia Tech athletes get day off to vote on Election Day

By Paul Newberry Jun. 04, 2020 11:35 AM EDT