Assuming everything goes to plan, we’re less than three weeks (18 days, to be exact) from the start of Kansas State’s 2020 football season. This would be cause for much excitement, but given our current pandemic situation, it is appropriate that to temper our enthusiasm just a little.
As students return to college campuses across the country, there has been—predictably—a rise in positive coronavirus tests. Nobody has concrete answers about the impact of these surges on college football, but the season may indeed hang in the balance.
— At North Carolina, the arrival of students in Chapel Hill, caused a spike in test positivity, prompting the school to ask students to return home and resume classes online.