College football

The 2020 college football season is hanging in the balance amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Big 10 has already cancelled its fall season and the Pac-12 is expected to be following suit with the same decision later today. College players, coaches and even politicians have spoken out about the need for a football season this fall.

In a conversation with Chris Low of ESPN, Nick Saban made the case to have a 2020 football season. Saban said that the players would be safer on campus, he said his players wouldn't contract the virus on the football field and that he wants the season to happen so his players can create value for themselves.

The college football season is currently hanging by a thread after the Mid-American Conference became the first FBS level conference to cancel its fall football season. The Big 10 has reportedly already voted to cancel its season as well, although those reports have been disputed. Several marquee names in college football have taken to Twitter to voice their desire to endure the COVID-19 protocols and have a 2020 football season.

According to Dan Patrick and the Detroit Free Press, the Big 10 has voted to cancel its 2020 football season. The conference voted 12-2 to cancel this season, the only dissenting universities who voted to play were Iowa and Nebraska.

As usual, Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban gets his wish. Saban has been clamoring for years for the SEC to increase its conference games from eight to nine. This past year he even made the case the conference should go to 10 games. While the longest tenured coach in the SEC has long been asking for more conference games, he has never had the support of his peers. This year, they have no choice.

How will the SEC and Big 12 respond to the decisions of the other conferences? Will SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey opt to follow suit and play only conference matchups? Should the conferences try to play its group of five and FCS opponents to ensure those schools are able to make their budget?

With just under two months to go until college football is supposed to kick off, conference commissioners face difficult choices over how to handle the upcoming fall season during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

How long does it take to get ready for a football season? With COVID-19 shutting down spring practice and players and coaches barred from having contact with one another, football season maybe on the brink. People across the sports universe have offered their opinions on the matter. Some want more fall camp to make up for lost time in the spring, some want to just begin fall camp as normal, some suggest delay. Six-time national championship coach, Nick Saban, offered his opinion on the matter on ESPN Radio this past week.