Questions Over College Football Season

Questions Over College Football Season

Conferences across the nation are expected to start canceling football seasons soon, and The University of North Alabama's season may be one of them.

Signs of the virus.

The university of north alabama's football season is in limbo.

Virginia tech already canceled its game with u-n-a.

As early as tomorrow, conferences are expected to start canceling seasons!

Today, the football team's coach told waay 31's breken terry the team is looking for guidance for whatever comes next.

Look live: there is plenty of uncertainty here at even before a decision a final decision is made on playing football this fall, we know only a few fans, if any, will be allowed inside.

And for head coach chris willis the list of unknowns is almost endless.

Willis- you sit back and you really look and wonder how we are going to make this happen?

Not just una but everyone.

Can we do it and keep everybody safe?

That's one of many questions the mind of head coach chirs willis' mind.

This week, the offensive line and quarterbacks are in quarantine.

The rest of the team is holding voluntary practices after someone on strength and conditioning staff tested positive for covid.

Willis wonders what will happen if someone gets sick during the season.

Willis- your getting ready to go to practice and you see that many people have to be held out at one time.

Well what if this was week one of the season?

We wouldn't be able to play the game.

Willis said his players are concerned about losing a year of eligibility if the season is canceled after games start.

Willis- you've got guys that are seniors that are older that have maybe got one year left maybe two years left they need some clarification from the ncaa.

Do i get an extra year or do i not?

This week, the ncaa is expected to announce details on eligibility.

Willis believes someone needs to step up and lead.

Willis- unfortunately in college football we don't have a guy that stands up like a commissioner.

There is a guy that has that label.

But for some reason we can't get decisions made.

We need somebody.

There is a lot of money in college football this is a big time business wee need someone that speaks for everybody and say this is what were doing or not doing based off of a committee he's got and were not getting that.

Look live tag: willis told me they have cut the team down into small groups to social distance better during practices, and team meetings.

They wear masks, wash hands, and sanitize frequently but the virus still caused half of their team to be quarentined just for being around someone who had it for less than an hour.

In florence bt waay31.

U-n-a said it will not hold football practice until the n-c-double-a releases it's eligibilty plan for players on friday august 14th.

U-n-a said it will go from there and asses