No one could confuse 2020 for a normal season. A little under half of college football just decided in the past couple of weeks to actually play this fall. Other teams, from Notre Dame to Charlotte, have seen games cancelled and rescheduled due to COVID-19 outbreaks. The stands are empty. There is no tailgating. Whistles are electronic.
This abnormality, of course, has extended to the AAC. Navy chose not to practice tackling this offseason, for safety, and it led to a humiliating defeat at the hands of BYU in their opener. UCF had 10 players opt out.