College Football is in Serious Trouble

The leaders of the Power Five conferences met over the weekend to discuss canceling the College Football season this fall.  This meeting took place as players took to social media to beg the leaders to allow them to play.

The biggest star in College Football, Trevor Lawrence, was one of the loudest when it came to allowing the season to continue.  He laid out some fair points as to why the season shouldn't be canceled.

People are at just as much, if not more risk, if we don’t play. Players will all be sent home to their own communities where social distancing is highly unlikely and medical care and expenses will be placed on the families if they were to contract covid19 (1)

— Trevor Lawrence (@Trevorlawrencee) August 9, 2020

Not to mention the players coming from situations that are not good for them/ their future and having to go back to that. Football is a safe haven for so many people. We are more likely to get the virus in everyday life than playing football. Having a season also incentivizes -

— Trevor Lawrence (@Trevorlawrencee) August 9, 2020

Players being safe and taking all of the right precautions to try to avoid contracting covid because the season/ teammates safety is on the line. Without the season, as we’ve seen already, people will not social distance or wear masks and take the proper precautions

— Trevor Lawrence (@Trevorlawrencee) August 9, 2020

Despite the plea from the players, the rumors are that the Big Ten has already voted to cancel the season and will make the announcement as early as Tuesday.  Many of the other Power Five conferences are expected to follow them.

From Detroit Free Press:

The Big Ten has voted to cancel the 2020 college football season in a historic move that stems from concerns related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, multiple people with knowledge of the decision confirmed to the Free Press.

The sources requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the decision. A formal announcement is expected to Tuesday, the sources said.

The presidents voted, 12-2, Sunday to end the fall sports in the conference.

DP was told an hour ago that the Big 10 and Pac 12 will cancel their football seasons tomorrow... The ACC and the Big 12 are on the fence.. And the SEC is trying to get teams to join them for a season.

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— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) August 10, 2020

This is terrible news.  Fuck anyone who is rooting for the season to be canceled.  Anyone who is claiming this is in the name of safety is out of their minds.

They play football!

They're already putting their lives on the line.  Life has risks and if they're willing to take those risks they should be allowed to do so.