But it appears that some athletic organizations are ready to start planning for the return of sports. At the University of Iowa, the Hawkeyes are already planning on when to resume practice for fall athletics.
According to Vanessa Miller of The Gazette, the school is planning to resume practice for all sports – including football – on June 1. But as for the idea of playing games in the fall without fans in the stadium, that remains open for debate.
“We’re hopeful that this (pandemic) will be behind us at this point,” Iowa’s president said. “Would we let players play with no fans? I don’t know… We’d have to do a lot of testing of the individual players…”
According to Vanessa Miller of The Gazette, the school is planning to resume practice for all sports – including football – on June 1. But as for the idea of playing games in the fall without fans in the stadium, that remains open for debate.
“We’re hopeful that this (pandemic) will be behind us at this point,” Iowa’s president said. “Would we let players play with no fans? I don’t know… We’d have to do a lot of testing of the individual players…”
