With the start of the Bulldog athletics season right around the corner, the Truman State University Athletics Department, following guidance from both the CDC and the NCAA, plans to allow fans to attend all home athletic contests during the upcoming 2021-22 academic and athletic. Fans will be permitted to attend all outdoor sporting events without face coverings, but are asked to continue to follow social distancing, while fans attending home indoor athletic events will be required to wear an appropriate face covering, regardless of their vaccination status. Also, fans will be allowed to once again tailgate before home football games in the designated lot on the Truman campus, but the tailgaters must adhere to campus COVID-19 protocols.