College Football Leaders Were Firm There Will Be No Games Played If Students Can’t Return To Campus During A Call With Mike Pence

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With the notable exception of Dana White and the many rabid UFC fans who are pissed because the measures being taken with the health of the general public on the line are getting in the way of allowing them to watch fighters put their bodies on the line, most people seem to agree that having to suddenly deal with a dearth of sports is a major bummer but likely for the best.

The first question on basically everyone’s mind after the dust settled following the swath of cancellations that took place over a 24-hour period a month ago was “When are we going to be able to uncancel them?” but anyone who made even an educated guess at that point did it with the confidence of a person in class who was called on by the professor but didn’t do the reading.

The water has become a bit less murky since then, as a number of leagues have begun to explore possible locations where they could resume play without jeopardizing anyone’s safety in the (hopefully) near future and the PGA has taken things even further by announcing it’s on track to get things up and running by the middle of June.

Football was initially a bit of an afterthought when the Sports World fell victim to Cancel Culture, and even though there are still months to go before we have an excuse to not get off the couch during the weekend that isn’t “because it’s mandated by the government,” it’s become increasingly clear those games could be in jeopardy as well.

The NFL is reportedly working on multiple contingency plans as the season nears and the NCAA is doing everything in its power to avoid the potential financial devastation that could result from college football not being played, as public universities in its five biggest conferences could lose over $4 billion in revenue by themselves and there’s no telling what that number would be if all 130 FBS teams end up in the same boat.

On Wednesday, the College Football Playoff Management Committee gave a bit more insight into its current outlook during a phone call with Mike Pence while having a broader discussion about the impact the current situation has had on student-athletes as a whole.

According to CBS Sports, one of the key takeaways of what was viewed as a productive conversation came courtesy of Bob Bowlsby, as the commissioner of the Big 12 firmly stated players will not be allowed to take the field if we still haven’t reached a point where they’re able to step back on campus by the time the fall rolls around.

Earlier this week, Boston University announced it may cancel all in-person classes until the start of 2021, and even though that’s not a  huge story because their hockey team is the only thing making them athletically relevant, it will be interesting to see if other schools end up following suit depending on how things continue to develop.

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Connor Toole is the Deputy Editor at BroBible. He is a New England native who went to Boston College and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. Frequently described as "freakishly tall," he once used his 6'10" frame to sneak in the NBA Draft and convince people he was a member of the Utah Jazz.