We’ve officially reached the point in the messy unwinding of the 2020 college football season where presidential intervention has emerged. There has been sniping, politicking and subterfuge, but the 2020 season crossed into a new Rubicon when a last-ditch effort to save the sport came from the White House.
On Monday afternoon, President Donald Trump went to Twitter to continue feeding his base. “Play College Football!” he tweeted out to his audience of nearly 85 million followers.
Earlier in the day, he tweeted in support of the #WeWantToPlay player movement spearheaded by Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence.