As expected, there will be no G-Day this spring.

On Tuesday, the SEC announced that not only was it canceling spring sports and championships for the rest of the semester, but that all spring football games and Pro Days would be canceled as well, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Georgia was scheduled to hold its spring game April 18. The Bulldogs were scheduled to start spring practice today.

“The Bulldog Nation is fully focused on the health and well-being of everyone,” Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity said. “By strictly following the guidelines of local, state, and federal authorities, together we can defeat the virus. We look forward to returning to the campus activities we enjoy and cherish.”

Unfortunately, there's currently no way to know when that will be.

The SEC earlier announced that all activities, team and individual practices, meetings and other organized gatherings—required or voluntary—would remain suspended, through, at least through April 15.

That would seem to leave a small window for some type of spring football practice, should conditions improve, although McGarity said that's extremely doubtful and expects a further announcement from the league soon.

"You can plan, but putting a date to everything you're talking about is just impossible right now," McGarity said. "There's just no way to tell."

And that's what's troubling.

The longer the virus continues, and the longer students are unable to return to campus, the more chance the 2020 season could be put in jeopardy.

McGarity isn't ready to speculate on that, but if players aren't able to resume strength and conditioning, as well as practice in August, playing a season could become tricky.

"It would be irresponsible to predict what is going to happen with football," McGarity said. "That's something I just can't say."

There are legitimate concerns that measures to contain the pandemic could continue into July or even August according to comments from President Donald Trump on Monday night.

The Bulldogs are scheduled to start preseason camp the first week of August ahead of the Sept. 7 season opener against Virginia in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

"What we're trying to do is create some opportunities where there can be some virtual learning," McGarity said. "You can do all of that you want, however, but it's nothing like putting the pads on and practicing."

In the meantime, McGarity, who along with other conference ADs, have been speaking via teleconference daily to stay abreast of the situation and to see what the schools need to do to be ready when the all-clear is given.

"We know it's going to halt sometimes. But what we've got to do is be prepared for when it does come to a halt, what do we do?" McGarity said. "We just don't know when that point is—that's the difficult thing. We can just listen, be educated on progress being made, be good stewards, and be part of the solution and not part of the problem."

According to an e-mail to reporters, SEC member institutions will continue to provide their student-athletes with care and support to meet needs in areas including academics, medical care, mental health and wellness, nutrition and housing as needed.

McGarity said he's spoken with head coach Kirby Smart.

"He's obviously concerned about his players. Are they going to be taken care of, at home? Each individual has their own set of circumstances. He has a genuine concern with all these young men," McGarity said. "He wants to make sure they're all in a safe place, that they're all being taken care of is his top priority. He's focused on that, first and foremost."