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Athletic Directors Considering College Football Contingency Plans amid COVID-19

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Collegiate athletic directors are reportedly considering a number of options for holding a football season amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Brett McMurphy of Stadium reported that of 112 Football Bowl Subdivision athletic directors surveyed, some programs have considered such options as breaking up the 12 regular-season games throughout the fall and spring semesters, holding the College Football Playoff in May or possibly June, conducting a nine-game regular season or just having student athletes but not the student bodies at large return to school.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.