At Kent State, Wednesday afternoon was supposed to be spent preparing for Thursday’s sixth spring practice. Instead, coach Sean Lewis held a team meeting to tell his players that at least for the next month, there will be no more practice. The Flashes became the first FBS team to suspend spring practice because of the coronavirus outbreak, halting drills until at least April 13, when normal campus activities are scheduled to resume. Lewis believes more football teams will follow in Kent State’s wake.
“I call it simple thinking,” Lewis says in an interview Wednesday with Sports Illustrated.