There has been good news about the expected return of Alabama football this fall. The devil is in the details. The University of Alabama has announced it intends to welcome students back to Tuscaloosa. What that will involve in virus testing and limitations on physical contact is not, and cannot, yet be known.
The interval between May and the traditional fall semester start in mid-August will bring new ideas, advances in virus protection, and hopefully significantly less risk. The exact statement by University President, Stuart Bell was,
it (the University) has been planning for and will continue to work toward in-person instruction this fall on the regular schedule, while the possibility of returning to in-person classes for the Summer 2 term is also being reviewed.