Staples: What must happen for the 2020 college football season to be played – The Athletic

The confidential athletic directors and coaches are all set to bail on the 2020 college football season. Youve read that all over this week, and it isnt because of any huge conspiracy involving a cabal of sportswriters who secretly dislike the sport they cover. That is what people in college sports are saying behind the scenes, and those people are being estimated accurately.
Now youre most likely looking for somebody to blame. Is it the Big Ten for making a decision to shift to a conference-only schedule earlier than the other Power 5 leagues were prepared to make any decisions? Is it the Pac-12 for supporting the Big Ten so rapidly? Is it the ACC, Big 12 and SEC for not being prepared to decide until completion of the month? Was it a choice made or not made or made at the incorrect time between March and now?
I can inform you with complete certainty what is at fault here. I feel absolutely comfortable positioning blame on one particular …