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Golden: College football in September? It feels like a no

UTEP to end tradition of fall camps Wochit

The college football season is on the brink.

It will eventually happen, but common sense should tell us that a September start to the season is based much more on hope than reality.

As the country stubbornly comes to grips with this pandemic/reality check, the postponement of September football is approaching unavoidable status and the idea of a spring start is starting to gain momentum.

The Big Ten’s presidents and athletic directors announced Thursday that the league will go to a conference-only schedule for all sports this fall, including football, citing the “health, safety and wellness” of the athletes and others that make up a typical football Saturday as its No.