It’s been quite the week for college football as two conferences within the Power 5 made the decision to pull the plug, while the three others made their plans to forge forward clear.
There are still a lot of questions to be answered as we move closer to the start date of the season, and there’s still a lot that can happen as we’ve seen over three days of what’s been a rapidly changing situation.
Here’s a look into what the 2020 college football season looks like across the Power 5 — for now.
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
The ACC is pushing forward with the season, largely because the chair of its advisory group believes football can be played safely this year.
“We believe we can mitigate it down to a level that makes everyone safe,” Wolfe told Sports Business Daily. “Can we safely have two teams meet on the field? I would say yes. Will it be tough? Yes. Will it be expensive and hard and lots of work? For sure. But I do believe you can sufficiently mitigate the risk of bringing COVID onto the football field or into the training room at a level that’s no different than living as a student on campus.
The ACC is set to begin the season on Sept. 10. The current plan in place has teams playing 10 conference games, in addition to a non-conference contest.