SALT LAKE CITY — The past two years, startup professional football leagues have tried spring football, hoping to establish a foothold in the football world by playing during a time of year that is barren of games.
Neither league panned out, as both the Alliance of American Football — which included the Salt Lake Stallions — and the second iteration of the XFL never finished their first season.
Could the 2021 spring bring football yet again, this time for a different reason?
With the world in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic and the 2020 college football season closing in quickly, that scenario is being scrutinized more closely.