Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott’s optimism has dissipated in recent weeks regarding the prospect of a full college football season with an on-time start.
Scott told The Mercury News on Thursday that if the spread of the coronavirus doesn’t slow, he’d have a “pessimistic view” about campuses opening and college sports being played this fall. Scott added that the Pac-12 is considering multiple alternatives to a standard football season.
“I was cautiously optimistic … but the last couple weeks have changed everyone’s outlook because of the extent to which restarting the economy and loosening restrictions has led to significant outbreaks,” Scott said.