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SportsBeat KC: College football and COVID-19. Can they avoid each other?

Missouri football coach Eliah Drinkwitz talks with a fan during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won the game 91-75. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Missouri football coach Eliah Drinkwitz talks with a fan during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won the game 91-75. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson) AP

Will football season be affected by the covid-19 pandemic?

It’s too early to say, and some aspects of college football already have been jolted by the coronavirus. There is no spring football and athletes are working out on their own. But a delay of the fall season, let alone its cancellation, would have a dramatic impact on all college athletics. National college sportswriter Dennis Dodd spoke to this topic on SportsBeat KC with Blair Kerkhoff.

Also, you’ll hear from some coaches who’ve delivered public service announcements over the past two weeks. Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz, LSU’s Ed Orgeron, Alabama’s Nick Saban and Texas’ Tom Herman are among those who have shared messages.

Story links:

NCAA, Big 12 confront confront coronavirus-driven fiscal shortcomings and uncertainty to come

Dennis Dodd: Will the 2020 college football season be canceled? Coaches, ADs weigh possibility of impact

This story was originally published March 27, 2020 at 1:54 PM with the headline "SportsBeat KC: College football and COVID-19. Can they avoid each other?."

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