How a century-old season could teach college football to embrace the unexpected
"Yes, college football has been here, or somewhere near here, before and come out the other side. For one thing, the 1918 pandemic would kill 675,000 Americans, about four-and-a-half times the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic to date. For another, the 1918 season had been truncated by the war effort before anyone contracted the flu. Both took their toll on college football."
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"Yes, college football has been here, or somewhere near here, before and come out the other side. For one thing, the 1918 pandemic would kill 675,000 Americans, about four-and-a-half times the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic to date. For another, the 1918 season had been truncated by the war effort before anyone contracted the flu. Both took their toll on college football."
The Rose Bowl in April? How 1918 can teach college football to embrace the unexpected
This isn't the first time college football has been challenged by a pandemic. So, what has changed since 1918? Obviously, a lot. But there are parallels that could give fans a little hope that the sport will again come out the other side.
