College football’s five wealthiest conferences face billions in lost revenue if the season is canceled due to the pandemic, which is the only reason why they have yet to pull the plug
The college football season is less than a month from kicking off on campuses across the US, but there are still more questions than answers surrounding player health and safety amid a coronavirus pandemic that on Sunday surpassed 5m confirmed cases nationwide, equal to one in 66 Americans.
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