One of our best national holidays came and went Thursday night. There aren’t many better days on the sports calendar than the release date of the NFL schedule. Steelers-Giants on Sept. 14 at MetLife Stadium? On Monday night? Ben Roethlisberger’s comeback game? I’m already counting the minutes. Steelers-Browns on Jan. 3 in Cleveland? What a wonderful way to end the regular season. I won’t even complain about Steelers-Ravens on Thanksgiving night at Heinz Field. Not this season. Not in these pandemic times.
It was an especially good sports week in the South. Eight Southeastern Conference schools announced they will open their campus to students in August.