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Clemson Football: 3 keys to playing a CFB season this fall

By Shawn Spencer

empty stands inside of Clemson Memorial Stadium on the campus of Clemson University on June 10, 2020 in Clemson, South Carolina. The campus remains open in a limited capacity due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
empty stands inside of Clemson Memorial Stadium on the campus of Clemson University on June 10, 2020 in Clemson, South Carolina. The campus remains open in a limited capacity due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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2. Other sports need to have success

I’ve heard it said time and time again that College Football is not like other sports because the athletes aren’t paid, and that’s absolutely true.

That being said, the fate of College Football is going to rely heavily on the success of other sports as they look to restart their seasons.

  • The NBA is about to restart its season in the ‘Disney Bubble.’
  • MLB is about to start its season with no fans in the stands and realigned playing divisions.
  • MLS is currently playing.
  • The NHL is making plans to return.
  • The NFL is currently having discussions as training camp looms.
  • NASCAR just hosted an event in Bristol with almost 30,000 fans in attendance.

These are all good signs, but there needs to be a ‘wait-and-see’ period to see how all of this turns out.

If the NFL starts Training Camp and begins preparing for the upcoming season while the MLB and NBA begin playing games again- even if everything doesn’t go off without a hitch- that bodes positively for CFB to return, even if it’s sometime later in the fall.

If professional sports can’t return or are put on pause again shortly after restarting, College Football is dead in the water.

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