We're desperate for football scores, right? But shield your eyes from this one, dear readers.
CORONAVIRUS 27, FOOTBALL FANS 3
That's how last week felt as optimism from the likes of Auburn President Jay Gogue _ "We're going to have football this fall" _ got pummeled by the reality of positive COVID-19 tests at Clemson, a canceled game (the 31st Southern Heritage Classic) and Dr. Anthony Fauci warning, "Football may not happen this year."
Fauci's warning came a day after I tweeted that a source high up in college athletics said it's 50-50 at best that football is played this fall. We also talked about a slimmed-down schedule.
There's so much ground to cover here, it requires the efforts of the Tribune's two college sports writers. So I ask you, Shannon Ryan, for your initial thoughts, starting with this: Given that America is in the grips of a pandemic, do you believe it's worth it to try to have a season?
