With the possibility of a fall college football season fading fast, let’s revisit the time there were talks of canceling the 1918 college football season.
Plagued by both an influenza pandemic and World War I, the fate of the Ohio State football season was uncertain. It all feels eerily similar to what we’ve seen in recent months from adding in a clause that allowed for flexible scheduling, to teams continuing to practice, and ultimately to meetings with representatives from the Big Ten to determine a path forward.
From the January 9, 1918 issue of The Lantern:
