Louisiana governor non-committal to allowing fans at LSU football games
There seems to be some pessimism when it comes to fans at LSU home games.
Across the Power-5 conferences, scheduling adjustments have hoped to make college football feasible. Despite that, there will certainly be challenges in navigating a season unlike any other, both on and off the field.
When it comes to everything off it, many colleges have turned away from the questions at hand, especially when it comes to fans in the stands. Some schools such as Texas A&M have high ambitions of tens of thousands of fans come fall, while others are far less optimistic.
Louisiana governor, John Bel Edwards, spoke about that matter and did not sound all too confident either. Coming right on the heels of the state’s extension of current COVID-19 restrictions, Edwards said that it is “too early” to make an announcement on the Tigers home games.
He also referenced the widespread hopes of the season’s existence, saying that there is “a lot of aspirational statements being made.”
More dodging from @LouisianaGov about what LSU football games might look like this fall. Asked about athletic department official's talk of thousands of people in Tiger Stadium, he says "a lot of aspirational statements being made." Says too soon to say. #lalege #lagov
— Melinda Deslatte (@MelindaDeslatte) August 4, 2020
Despite Coach O’s comments, fans in the stands seem unlikely for LSU football
While we are still a few months out from the first games of the season, Louisiana’s health trajectory will have a large impact on whether fans can enter the stadiums. Louisiana recently surpassed the grim mark of 100,000 cases, while also seeing over 1,000 new cases a day.
If LSU hopes to have fans, those numbers are not where they need to be. Even with all the science pointing against it, Coach Ed Orgeron has remarked on the country’s need for college football, with seemingly no doubt the season will take place.
One way or another, we will see college football in the fall, simply because the money cannot allow otherwise. However, judging by the governor’s comments, it does not seem like there will be very many, if any, fans in attendance.
To play in an empty Tiger Stadium seems a bit pointless, though.
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