The state of the 2020 college football season is hanging in the balance, at least as of this writing on Tuesday morning.
The Big Ten has yet to make a decision about playing any football at all this fall, and many feel the PAC-12 is waiting to hear their decision before making a call.
Most signs point to a full cancellation of the fall season, with schools potentially hoping to pick things up in the spring, a logistical nightmare that may not be possible, or will at least cause a lot of strife on campuses around the country.
The latest update, from Yahoo’s Pete Thamel, said the PAC-12 coaches and athletic directors got what he called a “sobering medical perspective” from a group of doctors in the PAC-12 on Monday evening.
The gathered officials received information on myocarditis, a heart condition that has shown up in COVID-19 positive people, even relatively healthy young people – such as Boston Red Sox 29-year-old pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez.
Update on the Pac-12: Pac-12 coaches and ADs got a sobering medical perspective from a group of Pac-12 doctors last night. Source called it “eye opening” and the information on myocarditis “made it real.” 1/2
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) August 11, 2020
Some feel this may cause the PAC-12 to shut their season down regardless of what the Big Ten does, although getting a big group of presidents and owners to agree on something is never easy – and until we hear an official announcement everything to this point is just conjecture.
So, in other words, don’t hold your breath just yet.
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