The biggest question looming over the collegiate athletics landscape is a simple one: “Will there be football in the fall?”
College football is the top financial engine of the multi-billion dollar college athletics industry. It also projects as a vital part of the collective American psyche, as the familiar rhythm of football on Saturdays provides a heartbeat to the fall in college towns around the country.
The potential start of the season is nearly five months away, with teams scheduled to begin reporting for training camps in four months.
For those looking for signs of the return of college football, the most important decision dictating that decision appears to be the return of students to actual colleges.