Decision on college football schedule needed by early July – By Kyle Rowland (The Blade) / May 21 2020
COLUMBUS — The Fourth of July could provide fireworks for college football fans.
Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith set early July as a deadline to formulate a schedule for the 2020 season to occur in the fall.
“We need to not rush this,” he said. “I know everyone is anxious to do that. But we need to have the opportunity for our medical experts to continue to collect data, to see how our human behavior responds to the reopening environment across the country. We need to take into consideration not just Ohio but all other states.”
As states return to some sense of normalcy, college campuses are opening their doors. Coaches are allowed limited access to the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, and players will soon follow June 8. Avoiding a spike in coronavirus cases and welcoming students back to campus in August will determine the direction of the college football season.
But what might that season look like?
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