The 2020 college football season saw games being canceled, schedules altered and stadiums at low capacity, some didn’t allow any fans. Now, the Crimson Tide may be playing home games inside of a sold out, maximum-capacity Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Alabama’s home stadium holds up to 100,077 attendees, but due to the ongoing pandemic, only 20% of the stadium’s capacity was allowed in.
Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne tweeted, “We are moving forward with plans to have a full stadium in the fall and will monitor medical guidelines as we have all along. #RollTide”
His tweet follows an announcement by the University of Alabama that states the school will look to hold full-capacity, in-person classes, moving away from the hybrid and online methods.
There’s no indication that these plans are set in stone, and with the college football season still months away, a shift in numbers regarding the pandemic, which are currently trending downward, could cause Byrne to walk back this statement.
Players, fans and coaches all likely miss the energy a packed stadium brings. Now, there’s a chance they can all hope for a return to some sense of normalcy.