This is good news for college football fans and for anyone longing for things to reopen.
The Texas Tribune reports:
Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is aiming to start college football on time, with fans in standsGov. Greg Abbott said Friday that Texas is working to have the college football season start on time, with at least some fans in attendance, as the state continues to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.Abbott, speaking during a TV interview, said there are still a few factors that remain to be seen, such as stadium capacity, the availability of medical treatment for the virus and the overall status of the outbreak in Texas. Abbott said he expects to know more about those issues around mid-July.Abbott noted that the athletics director for the University of Texas at Austin needs a decision by early August, and the state thinks it will be able to satisfy that timeline. The first UT game is scheduled for Sept. 5 in Austin against the University of South Florida.”But if you want a prediction, my prediction is yes, we are gonna have college football beginning as scheduled … with at least some level of fans in stands,” Abbott said in the interview with KXAN-TV in Austin.Abbott has already allowed certain professional sports events to resume in Texas starting May 31, though spectators are not permitted.
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