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What losing football to COVID-19 would mean for Texas college towns: 'It's like losing Christmas'

from The Texas Tribune

What losing football to COVID-19 would mean for Texas college towns: 'It's like losing Christmas' The Texas Tribune Local officials and business leaders in some of Texas' college towns are bracing themselves for the possible cancellation of football — a move that could further injure local economies that are still limping from pandemic-related closures and are reliant on game day tourism. This week, decisions are expected to be made about whether the Power 5 conferences will go forward as scheduled with college football, despite early outbreaks across the nation — including at the University of Texas at Austin — that have already infected student athletes and coaches with COVID-19. READ MORE

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