Editorial

POLL: 65.9% Of People Think Coronavirus Will Impact The Football Season

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A majority of people still expect coronavirus to impact the football season.

With the coronavirus pandemic bringing life to a grinding halt in America, people are wondering when we’ll finally get sports back. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)

I’ve been running weekly polls on if the virus will impact football, and we’re still well north of 50%. In the latest poll, 65.9% of the 6,128 voters think coronavirus will impact football.

It’s worth noting that while it’s still well above 50%, we’re trending downward. We’re down a few percentage points from last week.

It’s May, and people still don’t seem overly confident the football season will go off without a hitch. Will football happen in the fall?

I have no idea what will happen. Believe it or not, the NCAA isn’t calling me up for advice. They probably should, but they’re not.

 

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What I will say for sure is that it seems like we’re trending in a positive direction. More and more campuses are committing to opening up in the fall.

The dominos are falling. Does that mean football will 100% happen as scheduled? No, but it’s a sign that we’re trending in a good direction.

If we stick to the game plan and all do our part to help win this war, then I’m confident we’ll have football in the fall.