People trek knowingly to and from their destinations with multicolored masks draping their faces. A security guard halts cars as they enter the campus, nestled in the heart of Atlanta, waving some through after a quick conversation and carefully quizzing others.
In a conference room at Forbes Arena, where the basketball team plays, Morehouse’s football coach, Rich Freeman, recounted how much had changed over the past 15 months, since his athletic department became the first among colleges that offer football scholarships to cancel fall sports in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“It’s been a major adjustment period for us,” said Freeman, whose team returned for the 2021 season.