There was a time when college football fans could have reasonably hoped to see two of the best receivers in the nation — Alabama's Jaylen Waddle and LSU's Ja'Marr Chase — star in the same game next month, when the Crimson Tide visits the Tigers.
But from fall camp through the first half of this pandemic-altered season, a combination of injuries, opt-outs and other factors unique to 2020 have prematurely ended the season for a number of prominent players across the Southeastern Conference.
Waddle's ankle injury last weekend, which required surgery that probably has ended his college career — was just the latest high-profile example.