As we get closer to the start of college football, the question of whether any level of the sport will be played this year gets louder. But if you’re involved with the Notre Dame program, there’s some encouraging news. The following statement was released Monday:
— Notre Dame Football PR Team (@NDFootballPR) July 20, 2020
While this report obviously represents a step in the right direction, it only comes from one program out of 130 in the Football Bowl Subdivision. This low testing result from Notre Dame will not save the season alone. We need to see this across the board. If we don’t, Saturdays this fall will be awfully quiet.
It’s also worth remembering that even though no one tested positive this time around, that doesn’t guarantee it will happen in the next round of testing. The news only is as good as the next test, and we easily could be looking at a different picture at that time. Welcome to the new normal of college football.