We playin’ college football this fall? What about college hoops? It’s the daily question on our minds at Deceptive Speed and yours as well. Our daily updates will go up every morning, bringing you the latest coronavirus sports news and data.
I’m an idiot, so my thoughts on the return of sports changes based on the last thing I’ve heard. Here’s the latest news and data:
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly says a 12-game schedule can be played if it started in October.
Ole Miss cancels on-campus athletics and academics through August 1.
Big 12 Commissioner says he’s concerned about having a full season.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter says there is a strong conviction college football season will be played.
Oklahoma AD says college football will be a collective decision of schools and agreement from a medical standpoint.
UFC
ESPN crushed Dana White’s Fight Island idea, postponing future events.
NBA
ESPN’s Brian Windhorst was scolded for reporting the ongoing pessimism of the NBA season returning.
Santa Clara County Executive Officer Jeffrey Smith says we’d be lucky to get sports by Thanksgiving.
Coronavirus by Power 5 Conference
We tallied the active cases of coronavirus from each Power 5 conference using the Worldometers coronavirus report. The number in parentheses is the difference from yesterday’s data at the same time.
Numbers are as of April 10 at 9:30 a.m. CST.
ACC
States (9): South Carolina, Kentucky, North Carolina, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia
Syracuse: 138,203 (+7,880)
Boston College: 18,428 (+2,081)
Pittsburgh: 18,052 (+1,757)
Miami/Florida State: 16,355 (+1,080)
Georgia Tech: 10,442 (+639)
Virginia/Virginia Tech: 4,386 (+818)
Duke/North Carolina/NC State/Wake Forest: 3,662 (+249)
Clemson: 2,725 (+236)
Louisville: 1,067 (+100)
Active cases: 213,320 (+14,840)
Big 10
States (11): Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska
Rutgers: 49,235 (+3,394)
Michigan/Michigan State: 20,359 (+1,041)
Penn State: 18,052 (+1,757)
Illinois/Northwestern: 15,844 (+1,278)
Indiana/Purdue: 6,593 (+867)
Maryland: 5,671 (+554)
Ohio State: 5,299 (+344)
Wisconsin: 2,709 (+121)
Iowa: 1,152 (+123)
Nebraska: 562 (+55)
Minnesota: 517 (+34)
Active Cases: 125,993 (+9,568)
SEC
States (11): Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas
LSU: 17,531 (+1,203)
Florida: 16,355 (+1,080)
Georgia: 10,442 (+639)
Texas A&M: 9,978 (+878)
Tennessee/Vanderbilt: 3,619 (-37)
Missouri: 3,379 (+102)
Auburn/Alabama: 2,782 (+370)
South Carolina: 2,725 (+236)
Ole Miss/Mississippi State: 2,184 (+248)
Kentucky: 1,067 (+100)
Arkansas: 836 (+14)
Active cases: 70,898 (+4,833)
Pac-12
States (6): Oregon, California, Washington, Utah, Arizona, Colorado
UCLA/USC/Cal/Stanford: 18,713 (+1,097)
Washington/Washington State: 8,211 (+214)
Colorado: 5,936 (+514)
Arizona/Arizona State: 2,909 (+283)
Utah: 1,937 (+130)
Oregon/Oregon State: 1,277 (+76)
Active cases: 38,983 (+2,314)
Big 12
States (5): Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, West Virginia
Texas/Baylor/TCU/Texas Tech: 9,978 (+878)
Iowa State: 1,152 (+123)
Oklahoma/Oklahoma State: 1,082 (+159)
Kansas/Kansas State: 1,064 (+56)
West Virginia: 518 (+39)
Active cases: 13,794 (+1,255)
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