Sports leagues across the country shut down in March to slow the spread of COVID-19, but by the time the calendar turned to August, the PGA, NASCAR, MLB, NBA, and NHL had all found ways to adjust and return to action. The NFL had their draft and remained on track to start on time. It therefore felt reasonably safe to assume college football would start as well – at least at the highest level. Many non-conference games had been canceled, but with the release of the new conference schedules, everything appeared on track. Testing even seemed to be going well and positive cases settled at consistently low numbers.
Two Tigers helped keep us on track for legitimate season
