College football (and other college sports) can’t be played if college campuses aren’t open, Mark Emmert said on Friday. “[A]ll of the commissioners and every president that I’ve talked to is in clear agreement: If you don’t have students on campus, you don’t have student-athletes on campus.”
On Thursday, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said online classes would satisfy “the school in session requirement.” On Friday, Bowlsby repeated himself, saying in-person classes are not required for on-campus athletic events.
Let’s break this down: Emmert says all conference commissioners are in “clear agreement.