There is growing anxiety within college athletics about the prospect of football not being played in 2020.
Administrators around the country are bracing for empty stadiums and zero games, fretting about a substantial decline in revenue if this doomsday scenario materializes.
“Not playing football,” he said, “would be devastating. It’s a huge driver for us. This past year, outside of NCAA distributions, all of our revenue is hinged on football. We worked hard to get close to $7 million in ticket sales and game guarantees, sponsorship rights and MAC distribution payout. You don’t play those games, all of that goes away.”
Without a season, Michigan's net loss for football alone could approach $100 million, according to a USA TODAY analysis, which did not account for any potential recovery of coaching salaries or scholarship relief if athletes aren't on campus in the fall. For Michigan State, the estimated loss could reach $60 million.
The health risk is real and Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security, is among those tasked with assessing it in the context of hosting public events at the college level. Adalja is certain that COVID-19 will have a resurgence during the heart of football season as temperatures start to dip and people are forced indoors.
Much in the same way classes have been pushed off campus, football soon could be forced off the field this fall.
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