Chris Fowler shares potential new solution to play college football season

Many are already thinking ahead to what the coronavirus pandemic could mean for college football season, with various proposals for if the campaign cannot start normally.

These discussions are happening at the highest levels of the sport, and multiple scenarios are being presented. ESPN’s Chris Fowler cited a new possibility in an Instagram video based on what he called “informed speculation.”

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We are 20 Saturdays from the SCHEDULED start of CFB.. so how likely is that looking? What scenarios are being weighed? When will we know more? Who’s gonna decide all this? You sure are asking a lot of questions! And I get it. I’m starving for answers too. So here’s some “informed speculation” on where we are now after checking in with folks this week. I can only be so specific and people don’t want their names attached to this topic right now. But… here goes. Please comment with your take if you like. #cfb #collegefootball #football #sports @espn @espncfb

A post shared by Chris Fowler (@chrisfowler) on Apr 11, 2020 at 10:44am PDT

Fowler believes there will be a season, but offered up one previously unreported scenario: a season that begins next February and is played during the spring.

This would be a tough one. It’s a long way off, and teams that play in the northern part of the country would still be dealing with winter at that point. It sounds like a last-ditch scenario. It would be preferable to canceling the season, which has also been suggested as a possibility, but it’s just too soon to know what’s realistic.