Yahoo SportsA players union helped save the NFL's season. College football's may be doomed because it doesn't have one
A players union could have streamlined the collective voice of college football players and fought for whatever they deemed important. But the NCAA continues to refuse to recognize them for what they are.
Yahoo SportsRisk versus certainty: College football weighs its terrible options
Colleges face equally terrible options when trying to figure a way forward in the 2020 football season.
The Associated PressTrump, coaches push for college football as cracks emerge
President Donald Trump on Monday joined a U.S. senator and a number of coaches calling to save the college football season from a pandemic-forced shutdown as supporters pushed the premise that the players are safer because of their sport. There was speculation two of the five most powerful conferences - the Big Ten and the Pac-12 - might call off their fall seasons and explore the possibility of spring football. The Mountain West became the second conference in the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivison to do just that, joining the Mid-American Conference in giving up hope on playing any sports in the fall.
Headlines
- Saban: Players will catch coronavirus on campus not the football fields
- If Big Ten cancels season, Nebraska might look for independent opponents
- Reports: Mountain West becomes second FBS conference to cancel season
- Trump weighs in on college football, doesn't want season cancelled
- College football stars hold Zoom meeting in 'Hail Mary' attempt to save season
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