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Michigan President Doubts Football, Sports Will Be Played in Fall Amid COVID-19

University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel announced there won't be a football season in 2020 unless students are back on campus for classes this fall, according to Melissa Korn and Laine Higgins of the Wall Street Journal.

He added there is "some degree of doubt as to whether there will be college athletics [anywhere], at least in the fall" (h/t Brett McMurphy of Stadium).

Michigan canceled in-person classes in March due to the coronavirus pandemic and resumed the semester with classes using "alternate formats," including online.

Dr. Schlissel is expected to make a decision about the fall semester in the coming weeks, per Korn and Higgins.