Big 12 commissioner fears coronavirus pandemic may interrupt CFB season

Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby expects the college football season to begin on time, but that doesn’t mean he has no concerns about the coronavirus pandemic impacting the college football season.

He sounds pretty concerned with the end of the season and playoffs being affected by a resurgence in the coronavirus. 

"I worry more about the end of the season and the postseason than I do the beginning parts of the season," Bowlsby said on Sirius XM’s Big 12 radio, according to ESPN’s Sam Khan Jr. "If the virus comes roaring back in the traditional flu and virus season in November, December, through March, I wonder if we're going to get basketball seasons in, I wonder if we're going to get the [College Football Playoff] in, I wonder if we're going to get the NCAA tournament in. We will be very lucky to get through the postseason and the basketball season without disruptions."

At this point, there’s no word on whether or not the college football season will even begin on time, but Bowlsby brings up a great point on the coronavirus potentially regaining steam.

If the United States opens everything too early, it’s more than likely we’ll see professional sports leagues putting another halt to their seasons.

It’s hard to determine the future, but we need to take this COVID-19 outbreak one day at a time and truly think before we act.