Over the past 24 hours, the hashtag #WeWantToPlay has gone viral, and for good reason. The hashtag, which was started by Clemson star quarterback, Trevor Lawrence has taken over Twitter, and has started many conversations about the possibility of a football season this fall.
College football players all over the country have been expressing their desire to play this season, even with news surfacing that the Big 10 and Pac 12 will be cancelling their season. Many players have shared how important this season is, how it will affect their career in the NFL, and how much safer they are by being a part of the football program.
But it’s not just players who have been using the hashtag, many coaches have as well, and so has President Trump who tweeted in support of the college football players.
The student-athletes have been working too hard for their season to be cancelled. #WeWantToPlay https://t.co/lI3CCKZ4ID
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 10, 2020
This reminds me of an article written about college football season in 1918 during the Spanish Flu.
“While there were some who felt college football should completely shut down because of the pandemic, President Woodrow Wilson felt that football added to the overall morale of the country. As a result, football teams were created at various military posts around the country and actually played against established college teams.”
Many feel the same way, including Trump.
Over the next few days, the fate of college football season will come to life.
At this point, it might just the SEC and one or two more conferences, or it might just be the SEC.
Is it worth it? Maybe so.
And could the SEC have its own playoff with the top two teams in the East and in the West?
There’s a lot of unknowns still needing to be answered, but at least we know there’s one conference still fighting to games to be played this fall: the SEC.
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