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ESPN announcer says college football needs 3rd-and-long completion to have season

College football is facing a 3rd-and-long and desperately needs a first down if the season is to be played.

ESPN college football announcer Chris Fowler has been fairly optimistic regarding the 2020 season, but he took to Instagram Sunday to give his latest thoughts on whether the season will be played.

“We are looking for some hopeful words, a more upbeat forecast for a potential college football season. But it's getting harder and harder to find,” Fowler said. “Publicly, nobody wants to be the voice of doom and gloom, but if you talk privately to administrators, they are pessimistic.