Stadium.com college football insider Brett McMurphy tweeted a photo yesterday showing which states will and will not have FBS programs playing football this fall.
.@Stadium breaks down which states will & won’t have FBS programs playing football in fall (thru Aug. 13) pic.twitter.com/wF0eBse3wG
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 13, 2020
As of August 13 the states without FBS schools playing (in red) are New Jersey, Connecticut, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii.
Those with some programs playing (in yellow) are Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and Utah.
Finally, those with all FBS schools playing are Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia.
The states listed above forming a total of 41, with the remaining nine of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Alaska not having an FBS program within the state.
Say whatever you’d like about the regional disparities, but if you looked at this map two weeks ago it would have been completely green and yellow. Nobody knows what the Big 12, ACC and SEC will decide regarding the season, but if the current trends are any indication this map may quickly be turning towards a yellow-red shade.
Only time will tell if there ends up being any FBS football played this fall.