After a contentious summer, football plays on. Why? It’s complicated.

Sports Illustrated: The Isidore Newman School football team had its first practice in helmets on Monday. It had been a long wait. The season’s timetable was thrown off, like everything else in life, by the coronavirus.

After a Contentious Summer, Football Plays On. Why? It's Complicated.

After months of politicized debate, a fractured college football is poised to kick off. In a pandemic, this is why some persist in playing even now.

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