The Group of Five’s Power Move: Schedule a Spring Season Now

Does anyone really think that the college football season will take place as planned this fall?

On Friday, Dr. Anthony Fauci was interviewed on ESPN’s Daily podcast where he brought up the reason why college football has no chance. Namely, it’s college. There cannot be college football without students on campus, because that would mean admitting that college football players are special. But students returning to campus will further the spread of coronavirus, regardless of what students and staff do to limit the spread.

I don’t know how many different times or different ways we have to say “we can’t re-open until the virus is under control” until people in power (ahem Republicans ahem) listen and stop fighting a war against science.

These issues bubbed to the surface on Saturday when the Washington Post reported on a leaked conference call with SEC players and officials. The players were acutely aware of the potential risks. They asked good questions about testing, safety, and exposure. They did not receive any good answers.

The whining about lost revenue by athletic directors in recent weeks, such as Jaime Pollard at Iowa State and Barry Alvarez at Wisconsin, has laid bare the disgusting motivation behind college football. Yes, we knew it was all about money…