The machinery is in motion to postpone the 2020 college football season

Sports Illustrated: After an arduous summer of trying to push the 2020 college football season through a pandemic and toward kickoff, conference leaders abruptly hit the brakes on a chaotic Saturday that felt like the beginning of the end.

First, the Mid-American Conference announced that its presidents unanimously voted to postpone fall sports until the spring. That was the first FBS league to take such a step, and it puts the other nine in a precarious position trying to justify playing. “There are simply too many unknowns to put our student athletes in these situations,” commissioner John Steinbrecher said. “This is simply a miserable decision. I am heartbroken we are in this place.”

The Machinery Is in Motion to Postpone the 2020 College Football Season

After an arduous summer of trying to push the 2020 college football season through a pandemic and toward kickoff, conference leaders are starting to hit the breaks.

Sports Illustrated