By Associated Press

The NCAA football oversight committee Thursday finalized a plan for an extended preseason that would include an additional two weeks for teams to hold walk-throughs.

The proposed model goes to the Division I Council, which the NCAA said will act on it Wednesday.

With the pandemic wiping out spring practice for most teams, along with the usual required summer activities for players such as weight training and film study, a plan was needed to make up for the lost preparation time.

A proposed schedule had been circulating among NCAA members during the last week. A few final tweaks were made Thursday.

“This is the culmination of a significant amount of collaboration in our effort to find the best solution for Division I football institutions,” Lyons said.

The final version permits teams to conduct the maximum six hours of unpadded walkthroughs per week while also requiring two days off for the players.

The extra two weeks of walk-throughs, weight training, conditioning and film study will be

limited to 20 hours per week total and can begin 14 days prior to the start of normal 29-day pre-season practice.

Teams are allowed to begin preseason practice 29 days before their scheduled first game.

Most major college football teams are set to kick off their seasons around Labor Day weekend, with a handful starting as early as Aug. 29.

Voluntary workouts for football players have begin on some campus- es this week and more are expected to welcome back athletes throughout June.

Mandatory athletic activities like training and film study can begin in July before the 14-day walk-through portion of the preseason begins.

Teams will be required to complete at least the usual 29-day preseason before they can play games.

Michigan and Michi- gan State are both scheduled to begin the season on Sept. 5; the Wolverines at Washing- ton, the Spartans home against Northwestern.

MSU will allow its players to come back Monday, June 15, for COVID-19 testing. If they test negative twice over the course of a week, players will be allowed to begin workouts on June 22.

Michigan has not yet announced its plans for a return, though incoming freshmen have been told to report to campus on Monday.