[Papa John]

The reason the California NFL teams got waivers and college teams didn't had to do with extra safety measures that NFL teams could take. One of the big issues was testing, and that will be resolved by the end of September when the Antigen quick-response tests are available. So October 24 sounds like a quick turnaround if real practicing can't start until October 1, but Jon Wilner suggests that the Pac-12 could at least do a five-game season--a round-robin schedule within each division. You could have the conference championship game with the winner advancing to the Rose Bowl versus a B1G team. On conference championship weekend, you could also have #2 Pac-12 north versus #2 Pac-12 south and so on down the line. So each team plays six games, with at least the champion playing in a bowl game.

As far as players demands go, nothing is possible unless/until public health officials and the California/Oregon governors say so. I think that some players will be sitting out for a variety of reasons, but many more will want to play. Well, this is all just my opinion, and I respect those who disagree, but I am hopeful for some semblance of a fall football season for Stanford.

[Papa John]

The reason the California NFL teams got waivers and college teams didn't had to do with extra safety measures that NFL teams could take. One of the big issues was testing, and that will be resolved by the end of September when the Antigen quick-response tests are available. So October 24 sounds like a quick turnaround if real practicing can't start until October 1, but Jon Wilner suggests that the Pac-12 could at least do a five-game season--a round-robin schedule within each division. You could have the conference championship game with the winner advancing to the Rose Bowl versus a B1G team. On conference championship weekend, you could also have #2 Pac-12 north versus #2 Pac-12 south and so on down the line. So each team plays six games, with at least the champion playing in a bowl game.

As far as players demands go, nothing is possible unless/until public health officials and the California/Oregon governors say so. I think that some players will be sitting out for a variety of reasons, but many more will want to play. Well, this is all just my opinion, and I respect those who disagree, but I am hopeful for some semblance of a fall football season for Stanford.