Report: Idea of college football moving to summer 'absurd' idea, according to one Power 5 official
College football’s decision-makers have been forced to think about the future of the 2020 season amidst the current public health crisis occurring in the United States and across the globe. This is not “business as usual.”
With so much uncertainty about the coronavirus pandemic, the NCAA, conference commissioners and athletic directors are forced to work together to create contingency plans regarding the upcoming football season. They want to be prepared for a worst-case scenario type of situation.
Talks about delaying the season, playing games without fans and other ideas have already been thrown out in conversation. And there was one idea, as reported by Sports Business Journal, that could see the 2020 season moved up earlier and played during the summer months.
Apparently, that’s not a very popular suggestion.
Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated reported that one Power Five official called the idea of moving games to the summer “absurd.”
“Didn’t take long after retweeting this to hear from a P5 official who called it ‘The most absurd thing I’ve heard so far,'” Forde wrote on Twitter. “That person doesn’t think this is a serious option at all.”
Some experts believe COVID-19 could slow down in the summer months with heat and humidity, before ramping up again in the fall for a second outbreak. The idea of playing in the summer, in theory, would be to play games before that second outbreak hits the United States.
But with such little notice, and the current state of things during the ongoing pandemic, it doesn’t seem like a realistic option. It doesn’t sound like those decision-makers will be giving it much serious thought, either.