SI.com · Sep 30, 2020
Game Postponements Forcing an Unusual 2020 Scheduling Quirk: Double Byes
Asked when he would feel confident that the 49ers will have a football game on Saturday, Charlotte defensive back Ben DeLuca’s response was: when they kick the ball off.
Two weeks ago, DeLuca and his teammates learned just three days before kickoff that their game against North Carolina in Chapel Hill would be canceled due to COVID-19 contact tracing, forcing nine Charlotte players to quarantine. The following week, the team’s home opener was also postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases among its opponent, Georgia State.