The universities and the NFL are "sweating footballs" worried about what this does to a season. How to crown a champion that didn't play all their games?
Which brings me to who will be the university's priority for getting a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available.
I think a natural progression for society would be:
- Medical professionals
- Emergency responders
- The elderly, especially those in congregate care facilities
- People who have underlying conditions that make them more susceptible to the virus
- Critical infrastructure owners and operators
- Others?
- Head football coaches (they are the highest paid people in the university system)
- Other coaches and staff
- Players (they are unpaid and can be replaced)
- Cheerleaders
- Stadium vendors selling concessions
- University professors — tenured first in line
- Graduate students
- Undergraduate students
- Janitorial, cafeteria and other minimum wage staff (they are essential, but...)