Tens of thousands of college athletes across the United States have yet to return to campus. The one question fans keep asking us: will we be in the stands this Fall?
Some schools have begun the process of returning students. There has been both early success, and early struggles. Houston and Alabama have seen multiple positive COVID cases.
Early popups like this have only added to questions about the start of the season. The BC Bulletin took the question to their fans. Would you attend games if there were no restrictions?
#BostonCollege Fans:
If BC does allow fans in the stadium, with no restrictions and all fans able to attend, would you go to the games?
*Comments welcome, in addition to voting*
— Eagle Insider (@BCEagleInsider) June 11, 2020
The results of the poll were clear. They also indicated their results on Facebook were roughly similar. While schools have yet to reveal any sort of plan on how they will allow fans to return, fans themselves overwhelmingly feel confident that they would return.
BC Bulletin ran the same poll as above, asking fans if they would be willing to attend if required to wear a mask for the duration of their time in the facility. The answer had the exact same ratio.
A few fans responded and said that they would not due to their compromised health and age. BC Bulletin continued their polling with an even bolder question, which received the boldest of responses. “How many football games will Boston College play this season?”
How many football games will Boston College play this season?
— Eagle Insider (@BCEagleInsider) June 14, 2020
The NCAA revealed in their planning that stopping and starting will most likely happen. College football fans currently believe that the entire season will happen.
It’s unclear how policy and science will continue to evolve. Things have changed rapidly over the last few months and will likely continue to do so until it’s time for kickoff. One thing is clear. The NCAA can’t afford not to play.
More and more colleges and universities athletic departments are cutting sports programs, as the financial impact of the pandemic is becoming devastatingly clear#CFB #College #COVID19 #Economics #Football #NCAA #News #Sports #SportsBiz https://t.co/FzEBAt6Dw6
— Midwest Sports Network (@MWSNsports) June 7, 2020
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