Staff WriterThe Florida State – Clemson suspension due to cases fastening across the country.
Coronavirus cases are spiking crosswise the country, including in college football. That’s the problem, not an argument between medical staff. The specific conditions of the Florida State-Clemson game for being called off Saturday morning while they were still being disentangled when the average college football discussion began.
The No. 4 Tigers had been wild with a positive coronavirus result. It was their guilt. The Seminoles were five-touchdown losers and didn’t want to get ashamed by Clemson (again). It was their fault. That’s how it works in this sport. Champ and a defeated in everything, even games that get called off three hours and change before beginning. Forget the internet message-board spin and how players from both teams said they were ready and willing to go. The truth is that the Tigers and Seminoles both were losers in an unfortunate situation. The coronavirus pandemic remains undefeated.
Called-off matches due to virus cases fastening
Approved, the ACC said the game was called off because the teams’ medical personnel “were unable to together agree on moving ahead.” Unofficially, a Clemson player who toured with the team to Tallahassee tested positive in Friday’s steps of tests, the results of which are normally told to teams Friday night or Saturday morning.
The Tigers felt easy playing. A report from athletic director Dan Radakovich said that Clemson “has followed all of the ACC’s protocol in preparing for this game.” The Seminoles didn’t feel relaxed playing. A statement from the first-year coach Mike Norvell said that FSU’s “first superiority is the health of our pupils-athletes.”
In the case of FSU-Clemson, Norvell said the Seminoles “hope to be able to play Clemson in December.” The teams share an open date of Dec. 12. Radakovich said that “somebody would have to pay the cab fare” for the Tigers to return to Tallahassee. It’s natural to want to blame one side or the other. But this isn’t an FSU problem or a Clemson problem or even a college football problem. It’s a social problem. College football isn’t resistant to the community spread. Two weeks ago, the sport set a record with
College football isn’t immune to the community spread. Two weeks ago, the sport set a record with 10 games called off in one week. That number rose to 15 last week and 18 this week. FSU-Clemson was the third state game called off this week, after USF-Navy and Miami-Georgia Tech. The only top-10 team that hasn’t yet had a game moved because of an outbreak in Indiana, which, along with the rest of the Big Ten, started its season a month later than the SEC and ACC.
That number rose to 15 last week and 18 this week. FSU-Clemson was the third state game called off this week, after USF-Navy and Miami-Georgia Tech. The only top-10 team that hasn’t yet had a game relocated because of fury in Indiana, which, along with the rest of the Big Ten, began its period a month later than the SEC and ACC.
The only thing story about Saturday morning’s news was initial doubtfulness from the ACC and that this was the first of this season’s 81 virus-affected games to be called off on the game day.
Though there is never a good time for the number of virus cases to rise, the aims are especially questionable within the lens of college football. Teams are going out of time to reschedule games.