BOLDUAN: There's more doubt than ever that anyone is going to see college football in the fall. Games are scheduled to start in a matter of weeks. But according to new reports, there's a very serious chance they won't happen at all. Leaders from the power-five conferences reportedly met over the weekend discussing postponing the season due to safety concerns with the pandemic. And possibly, a sign of things to come, this weekend, the Mid-American Conference, the MAC, announced it's canceling the fall season becoming the first top-tier league to make the call. Joining me is the commissioner of the Mid-American Conference, Jon Steinbrecher. Thank you for being here, Commissioner. I appreciate it.</s>BOLDUAN: How difficult was the decision for you?</s>JON STEINBRECHER, COMMISSIONER, MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE: Oh, Kate, this was a crushing decision to be made by our membership. And I applaud the courage of our athletic directors and presidents and all involved. It was not a decision that was made lightly, it was not a decision that was made quickly, and it was a decision that was made based on the advice of our medical experts.</s>BOLDUAN: This impacts, I think it's 2,500 student athletes. So many kids. This is everything. I mean, as an athlete, I remember. How likely is it you think you can pull off a spring season for these sports?</s>STEINBRECHER: That's a good question. We've spent the past six months and continue to say I don't know a lot. And that's simply going to be the case until we're able to knock down this virus. What I can say is we've put in place a process to study and plan and prepare for the ability to provide competitive opportunities for our fall sports student athletes in the spring. It will include bringing together administrators, coaches, student athletes, faculty and medical advisers to lay out essentially a 12- month calendar from January to December.
Jon Steinbrecher, Mid- American Conference Commissioner, Discusses Cancelling The Season, College Football in Jeopardy Amid Pandemic.