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University of Michigan president: No college football in fall if students aren't on campus

Michigan football opens the 2020 season Sept. 5 on the road against Washington, and finishes Nov. 28 on the road against Ohio State. Wochit

Dr. Mark Schlissel's thoughts on the possibility of a college football season have not changed.

If there are no students on campus this fall, Michigan's president does not think there will be college football.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Schlissel — an immunologist by training — touched upon the potential return of athletics and the potential difficulties ahead.

“If there is no on-campus instruction then there won’t be intercollegiate athletics, at least for Michigan,” Schlissel told the Wall Street Journal.