CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — We’re amid a moment in college football where the amount of games not happening have begun to overtake the games that are happening. Amid the 15 games either canceled or postponed this weekend, the sport faces the uncomfortable reality that crowning a champion will be with a battle of survival.
Somewhat by default, No. 2 Notre Dame’s game at Boston College became the centerpiece of a relatively benign weekend of college football. With four SEC games off the schedule, two Pac-12 games postponed and another arranged via shotgun brunch, the slate was light.