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Former John Marshall football standout Darrell Thompson is hopeful that college football will be played this fall.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the college sports spring season was canceled.
Professional sports have gradually been reopening and as of now it appears college football has a solid chance of being played in 2020.
“I sure hope so,” Thompson said. “I’m not super confident because of all of the things that are going on. It feels like things are opening up little by little.”
Thompson is a 1986 John Marshall grad who went on to star at the University of Minnesota. The running back was then a first-round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers and he played five seasons in the NFL.
“I think we’ll have something, but I just wonder how they’re going to handle spectators," Thompson said. "The spectator thing is going to be the biggest piece for me because I think there is going to be a season.”
Thompson runs a business in the Twin Cities and he has also been doing color commentary on the radio for Gophers football games for more than 20 seasons.
“People are going to catch the virus," Thompson said. "I think LSU had like 30 players and Clemson had like 25 players and Minnesota had a handful of players. So they quarantine and make sure everyone is forthright about whether they have the virus.”
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Former John Marshall football standout Darrell Thompson is hopeful that college football will be played this fall.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the college sports spring season was canceled.
Professional sports have gradually been reopening and as of now it appears college football has a solid chance of being played in 2020.
“I sure hope so,” Thompson said. “I’m not super confident because of all of the things that are going on. It feels like things are opening up little by little.”
Thompson is a 1986 John Marshall grad who went on to star at the University of Minnesota. The running back was then a first-round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers and he played five seasons in the NFL.
“I think we’ll have something, but I just wonder how they’re going to handle spectators," Thompson said. "The spectator thing is going to be the biggest piece for me because I think there is going to be a season.”
Thompson runs a business in the Twin Cities and he has also been doing color commentary on the radio for Gophers football games for more than 20 seasons.
“People are going to catch the virus," Thompson said. "I think LSU had like 30 players and Clemson had like 25 players and Minnesota had a handful of players. So they quarantine and make sure everyone is forthright about whether they have the virus.”
Thompson hoping for football this fall
Former John Marshall standout Darrell Thompson does radio broadcasts of Minnesota Gophers football games. He says even if the sport is played this fall, some adjustments are probably coming.
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Go Gophers!!
