Only 3,850 fans showed for Jimmy Garoppolo’s final college game, a playoff one in his Eastern Illinois finale at O’Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.
Fewer fans than that, if any, will see Garoppolo in person this season as he tries leading the 49ers back to the Super Bowl, all while crowds are restricted or prohibited amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It’ll be different,” Garoppolo said Tuesday on a video conference with reporters. “No silent count will be needed on the road, so that’s a luxury i’m . . .