Debates continue to rage on about the safety of resuming big-time athletic events during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with many people beginning to wonder if it will be safe to play the upcoming 2020 college football season in the fall.
During an interview with prominent college football radio host Paul Finebaum on Tuesday, UNC head coach Mack Brown said it wouldn’t make sense to play without fans in attendance at the stadium.
“I don’t think we can have football without fans,” Brown said. “I can’t even fathom it. That’s not even something that I think about or talk about. Because number one, financially, football supports all the other sports.
“Secondly, if it’s not safe for fans, it’s not safe for players,” the Hall-of-Famer added later. “They’re gonna be right next to each other. They’re gonna be hitting each other in the mouth and breathing on each other for three and a half, four hours. So I just don’t see that working, either way.”
To this point, no decisions have been made in regards to football season or any NCAA athletic events beyond the spring seasons which have already been canceled.
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