Monday was opened with the news that the University of Michigan would be opening campus for the fall semester as the state continues to come out of the coronavirus pandemic. That was a good first step for the potential return of sports given that it seemed we could not have that conversation until students were allowed back in Ann Arbor.
That said, it is far from a guarantee that it automatically means football and other sports are back, even with athletes returning for voluntary workouts. However, president Mark Schlissel said on Monday that the timeline for a decision on a return to sports could be coming pretty soon.