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Stadium’s map shows why SEC is insistent on playing football this fall

Stadium released a map illustrating where FBS football will be played and will it will not, as well as the middle grounds of the division.

College football is currently in a state of disarray unseen in most of our lifetimes, with the novel coronavirus pandemic throwing a monkey wrench into the monolithic machine that is collegiate sports. This chaos is made evident in a visual representation of where Football Bowl Series schools will be playing their games put together recently by Brett McMurphy of Stadium.

On Thursday, the college football insider released his map that illustrates where FBS football will be played and where it will not, as well as the middle grounds of the division. The results are rather striking and in many ways completely unsurprising.

Note that the red states will not be having any FBS programs play in the fall, states in yellow have a mix of some playing, some not and the green states have all FBS programs playing in the fall.

At first glance, there is one particular characteristic of the displayed data that jumps off the map: the cohesion of the southern states in their commitment to playing college football this fall. With every state represented in the Southeastern Conference shaded in green, it is pretty clear why the league seems insistent upon playing out its schedule through the autumn months.

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Anthony Cook ‘will not be playing another snap’ for Texas

CB Anthony Cook tweeted Thursday night he will not be playing for UT next season. The junior has asked everyone to “respect” his decision.

Defensive back Anthony Cook tweeted Thursday night he will not be playing for Texas next season. The junior has asked everyone to “respect” his decision.

Nobody is quite sure if Cook will be entering the transfer portal or if he is done playing football. A talented player, he was expected to be a key contributor to the Texas secondary in 2020.

Cook had been with the Longhorns since 2018. A four-star prospect out of high school, the cornerback played in 25 games, starting in seven of them.

Texas’ secondary has taken a major hit today, as BJ Foster broke his hand punching his car bumper. A unit that struggled last season, Caden Sterns, D’Shawn Jamison, and Jalen Green will now have a bigger role than they did yesterday.

Replacing Cook will not be easy, but Chris Adimora could see an increase in playing time. The sophomore played in all 13 games last season, having 10 tackles and one pass break up.

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