The 2020 college football season is one step closer to a reality.

The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to approve a six-week preseason practice plan, which was recommended last Thursday by the NCAA D-I Football Oversight Committee.

Florida is scheduled to begin fall camp on Aug. 7, the first day permitted by the NCAA. Under the plan, teams can start practicing after two weeks of walk-throughs and meetings (July 24-Aug. 6) and 11 days of weight training, conditioning and film review (July 13-23).

Once preseason camp ends, the season will proceed as planned. Teams must practice four weeks before playing their first game, with the Gators set to host Eastern Washington on Sept. 5.

“As of right now, we’re planning a training camp as normal. We’re planning a normal regular season because that’s what we can know at this point,” UF coach Dan Mullen said Tuesday. “What’s different, the variable right now, is that July 24 through Aug. 6. We’ve written up our plans for that. We feel pretty comfortable with what we're doing in that time frame. Then we’ll go to the next part.

“I think it’s a waste of energy sometimes to speculate on all the different things that can happen. What we have to do is be prepared to adjust to whatever does happen. As we get knowledge and as we get information and some solid facts, we’ll adjust accordingly at that point. To me, I’m looking at it as once Aug. 7 hits everything is back to normal for us because that’s the information we have right now.”

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Last month, the NCAA voted in favor of student-athletes returning to campuses for June workouts. Coaches are not allowed to observe or interact with players until July, but will have more access to the team during the two-week window for walk-throughs than what is typically allowed.

“I do like the flexibility they've given us,” Mullen said of the NCAA’s plan. “I don't know right or wrong, we'll see. They give us the outline I'm going to try to find the best way to safely develop our players, to get them physically prepared and mentally prepared for the season while we're keeping in mind that the No. 1 priority is their health and safety.”