[OutsiderFan]

I don’t think the Covid issue comes into play with sports until there are mass outbreaks on teams. We’ve had proof bubbles work, with NBA and NHL. And for the most part we have seen MLB and NFL be able to avoid team outbreaks without bubbles, but being vigilant about risk mitigation, including mass testing.

Of course, as most of us predicted, college teams have had the most difficulty because they are on college campuses without MLB and NFL routines. To me, college football is on the precipice of not being able to control spread, and if it turns out USF players contracted Covid after playing Notre Dame, that’s really problematic. That said, the increased testing like the PAC-12 is now having, could help identify virus faster so isolation and tracing can mitigate spread. Keeping teams in small workout groups does this and is why health experts have suggested this approach.

The unfortunate loss of this D2 athlete doesn’t make me think everything must shutdown. I do remain concerned about myocarditis and other longer term issues that have nothing to do with virus spread within a sports playing context, and are instead about athlete health post Covid infection no matter where the virus was acquired.

[OutsiderFan]

I don’t think the Covid issue comes into play with sports until there are mass outbreaks on teams. We’ve had proof bubbles work, with NBA and NHL. And for the most part we have seen MLB and NFL be able to avoid team outbreaks without bubbles, but being vigilant about risk mitigation, including mass testing.

Of course, as most of us predicted, college teams have had the most difficulty because they are on college campuses without MLB and NFL routines. To me, college football is on the precipice of not being able to control spread, and if it turns out USF players contracted Covid after playing Notre Dame, that’s really problematic. That said, the increased testing like the PAC-12 is now having, could help identify virus faster so isolation and tracing can mitigate spread. Keeping teams in small workout groups does this and is why health experts have suggested this approach.

The unfortunate loss of this D2 athlete doesn’t make me think everything must shutdown. I do remain concerned about myocarditis and other longer term issues that have nothing to do with virus spread within a sports playing context, and are instead about athlete health post Covid infection no matter where the virus was acquired.