College football is scheduled to kick off in less than three months and there are plenty of reasons to be hopeful that games will be played Labor Day weekend.
Universities across the country are taking the first cautious, detailed steps toward playing football in a pandemic, attempting to build COVID-19-free bubbles around their teams as players begin voluntary workouts.
“I think the start of the race has a lot to do with how you finish it,” Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades said.
Thousands of athletes will be tested for COVID-19, though not all. Masks will need to be worn — most of the time.