- ABC News
- August 18, 2020
Alabama coach Nick Saban questioned the viability of a spring football season during his appearance on ESPN's Get Up on Tuesday, asking whether pro prospects would even consider participating. "I think one of the real consequences of this is, if you're a junior or a senior and you have an NFL grade, are you going to play in the spring?" Saban said. "Or is that going to become sort of a JV season with a lot of these juniors and seniors opting out?" Several current college football players have told ESPN they'd be unwilling to play a spring season, citing the risk of injury so close to the NFL draft, which is scheduled to begin on April 29. A week ago, the Big Ten and Pac-12 announced that they would postpone all fall sports during the coronavirus pandemic, with the hope of playing football in the spring. The SEC, ACC and Big 12 all have plans to start their seasons in late September. Saban said he's confident in the advice he and the SEC have received in terms of moving...