it began Aug. 29 with the Guardian Kickoff Classic between Austin Peay and Central Arkansas, a game attended by hundreds.Nearly 130 subsequent Bowl Subdivision games were postponed or canceled after that and every week seemed to bring a headache or a twist tied to the coronavirus.
Players around the country endured frequent testing as they tried to avoid campus outbreaks of the virus, with mixed success.
The Pac-12 and Big Ten postponed their seasons before reversing course, and Ohio State played only eight games. Alabama made it to the Rose Bowl, which because of the pandemic was played in Texas.Fittingly, the championship game took place at a COVID-19 vaccination and testing site.