Dr. Sheldon Jacobson, a computer science professor at the University of Illinois, has released some troubling data about college football and coronavirus.
Jacobson expects a 30%-50% infection rate out of approximately 13,000 players in FBS this season. He also projects 3-7 deaths among those players.
“I guarantee someone is going to die,” Jacobson said. “The virus does not discriminate.”
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Dr. Sheldon Jacobson told CBS Sports he expects a 30%-50% infection rate of the approximately 13,000 players competing in FBS this season. Based on his research, he also projects 3-7 deaths among those players due to COVID-19.