No. 3 Ohio State and No. 13 Wisconsin, the favorite groups to play for the Big Ten championship, have already cancelled 3 games combined due to COVID-19.
A series of postponements at the Southeast Conference has created the distinction that neither the No. Alabama 1 and Florida No. 6 will play all of their games.
And the most vital game of the Atlantic Coast Conference of the season was played without Trophy favorite Heisman, Quarterback Clemson Trevor Lawrence, as he recovered from the coronavirus.
As viral disruption intensifies and the end of the normal school football season approaches, the option of convention championships, primary awards and even school football playoff participants is largely decided through COVID-19.
“We all agreed that this is not a general year,” said CCA Commissioner John Swofford.
The Pittsburgh game at Georgia Tech and Rice’s game at Louisiana Tech, scheduled for Saturday, were canceled on Thursday. of the last two weeks.
The total number of FBS games played is 310, which means that about 15% of the 10-week schedule has been affected. The number has recently been higher in the component because all FBS meetings are now playing, with the return of pac-12 and the Mid-American convention last week, but this also coincided with the increase in COVID-19 cases across the country.
In elementary school football, five postponed games have already been invented and 24 more have been postponed with the end date of December 19 in just over a month. As the days of calfinishar pass and catch-up dates get harder to come by, conferences will want to put more emphasis on the games that matter most.
Delaying the playoffs can provide more opportunities to finish the normal season. The semi-finals will be held on January 1 at the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl and the championship game on January 11 at Miami Gardens, Florida. But the concept of reprogramming the CFP does. He doesn’t seem to have any strength among the convention commissioners who will make this call.
“At some point, we have to have a line,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said.
Delaying the convention championship games for a week would put them on Christmas weekend.
“So passing more in December, I don’t think it’s a viable option,” said Bob Bowlsby, commissioner of 12 Big 12.
Among the Power Five, the Big 12s only had one championship game postponed: the No. Oklahoma State 14 in Baylor rescheduled for December 12, the week before the Big 12 naming game.
“I’m not even close to pointing out the victory,” Bowlsby said. “We may be right where the SEC is this week at any time. “
The ACC, which was the first game of the convention among the Power Five, postponed five championship games; one has already been invented and others will take a position on Saturday when Louisville plays in Virginia. The other three, adding the No. 2 Notre Dame in Wake. Forest, they’re scheduled for December 12.
“You know, when they were given 15 schools with 11 games and the 15 still have the chance to play 11 games, you have to feel good,” Swofford said. “But you also notice that it can replace and that it can replace quickly. “
However, the VAC race has already been greatly affected by the virus. four Clemsons lost double at Notre Dame without Lawrence, leaving the Fighting Irish in a good position to succeed in the fight for the ACC name. If the Tigers can win a league championship rematch with the Irish, they might prepare to reach the playoffs, but would the result in South Bend, Indiana, have been the same with Lawrence?
The Big Ten and Pac-12 left no room to catch up on the games at the start of their season, so defeated after postponing them in the spring.
Not even 4 weeks later, the best Big Ten contenders are already in precarious positions.
Wisconsin (1-0) returns to action this week after an outbreak forced two cancellations. Badgers can’t miss any other game. Big Ten asks for a minimum of six to be eligible to play in their championship game.
The state of Ohio had its game on Saturday in Maryland canceled due to an outbreak with the Terrapins. At most, the Buckeyes will play seven regular-season and the Big Ten Championship.
“When you do everything right and make all those sacrifices, it’s hard,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said on his weekly radio show Thursday.
College football playoffs have not set a minimum requirement for games played, however, more meetings have already led the variety committee to take note of the number of knowledge problems the team accumulates.
The SEC’s postponement count this week left him with two games per recovery date: Alabama on LSU and No. 12 Georgia in Missouri.
The SEC left December 12 as the open date for makeup games, but LSU already has one that day with Florida. The Gators are ready to win the East and play in the SEC championship a week later, in all likelihood opposite the Western leader. Alabama.
Sankey didn’t need to look that far, however, one player’s choice in the 512 championship game to play last week while the other is idle is far from ideal.
The big 12 can face a stage if Oklahoma State qualifies for the championship and has to play Baylor last week to secure a spot.
What about the Heisman? Lawrence missed two games, Justin Fields of Ohio State has now missed a game. Alabama Quarterback Mac Jones won’t have a star-time televised game on Saturday as opposed to LSU. All this Florida quarterback Kyle Trask?
All of November’s general talk about Heisman’s championship races and chases turns out to be tenuous this season.
“It drives me to a Wayne’s World quote about life in the present,” Sankey said. “Me in the now, man. “
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