FAYETTEVILLE — In separate interviews Thursday, the athletics directors at Arkansas and Notre Dame said it would be hard to envision college football games played in stadiums without spectators this fall.
The idea has been floated in football circles as a way to play the 2020 season while states are expected to begin lifting social-distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus, which has killed more than 30,000 people in the U.S.
Playing games in empty stadiums includes potential roadblocks. In a radio interview on Halftime with Phil Elson, Arkansas athletics director Hunter Yurachek expressed his concern over the safety for players if attending games is deemed unsafe for fans.