When the greatest active coach in college football cannot participate in his No. 1-ranked team’s rivalry game, you would assume that is the dominant headline of the weekend—any weekend. But on the same day Nick Saban missed the Iron Bowl after testing positive for COVID-19, a woman played in a Southeastern Conference game and a MAC running back tied the NCAA single-game record with eight rushing touchdowns.
This 2020 season can’t stop, won’t stop, with the story angles.
Sarah Fuller etched her name into history as the first woman to play in a Power 5 conference game, kicking off for Vanderbilt against Missouri and then charming the socks off everyone after the game.