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Michigan Football: Is a fall kickoff fading into a spring formality?

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Nothing is set in stone yet for Michigan football and others, but the winds of change are howling in many directions as the time to make a decision nears.

It’s a week into July and the non-stop conversation of opening the Michigan football season, as well as college football in general, on time is charging full steam ahead.

University and conference leaders have the unenviable task to let the student-athletes resume back to the sport aware of the health risk concerns. The dubious decision is bound to ruffle feathers no matter what the ultimate outcome is.