Could Ohio State football be played in a bubble in the Fall?

The NCAA president, Mark Emmert, has endorsed the idea of possibly playing college football in a bubble. Does that open the door back up for Ohio State playing in the Fall?

The coronavirus pandemic has forced everyone to change the way they do things. Sports are no different. As you know, the Big Ten has canceled all Fall sports and is postponing football until the Spring. A new development might change that idea though.

Recently, Mark Emmert came out and endorsed the idea of playing in a bubble. The NBA, NHL, MLS, WNBA, and NWSL have all used a bubble format for their seasons. All of their seasons have gone on to incredible success and have kept the virus from delaying any games.

The MLB, on the other hand, has had problem after problem without a bubble. They have had two teams wiped out with the virus. The Cardinals still have only played five games this season because of a massive virus outbreak within their organization.

College football doesn’t seem like it would be any different. Having teams travel to other places only increases the chances that an outbreak occurs. Playing in a bubble allows factors to be controlled so that the players, coaches, and officials all stay healthy.

While Emmert has only endorsed the idea for the Spring of 2021, there are ways they could figure that out sooner to roll it out this Fall. If that happens, Ohio State’s season could have a chance to happen in 2020. There would need to be a lot of discussion happening soon though.

This is probably all a pipe dream, but anything is possible. It’s unclear where a bubble would even be located, how they would get teams there, how testing would work, or how the students would complete their schoolwork. A lot would need to be worked out for this to happen.