There will be no crowd roars.
The horns in the marching band won’t blare.
The ticket scanners will stop beeping.
On Saturdays in the Midwest, the sounds of college football will be replaced by an uncomfortable silence.
The news that the Big Ten postponed fall sports because of the ongoing threat of COVID-19 was met with resignation.
Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh, who led one last stand in an effort to keep the hope of playing alive, didn’t mince words when he said, “Our student-athletes and coaches want to compete.