The Gulf South Conference announced on Thursday that it will delay the start of fall sports to either the last week of September or the first week of October.

The league's board of directors approved the plan on Tuesday afternoon.

GSC administrators will work collaboratively to build a revised conference-only schedule for football, along with soccer and volleyball.

New schedules and additional details will be made available at a later date. The Gulf South says it will continue to monitor the situation and has not ruled out additional changes if necessary.

The season was originally slated to begin on Thursday, Sept. 3, with defending national champion West Florida and Shorter hosting Texas A&M Commerce and Fairmont State, respectively, while Delta State, West Georgia and Mississippi College hit the road.