Pac-12 and Big 10 are now looking at Spring 2021 - OK, we’ll see. IMO, It’s REALLY hard to justify continuing to play contact sports when schools are going mostly or all virtual for classes, and gyms are closed. The virus is the virus: it doesn’t back down just because we deem an activity “necessary”, even if that means schools losing $$. All the wishing in the world will not make it any safer. What will it take - a treasured coach to die? A young player winding up with permanent health problems from it? I don’t know what the acceptable fallout rate is.
The biggest stressor with this pandemic is having things change daily, or hourly, as our body of knowledge grows and decisions are made. I feel for everyone involved trying to make good choices with imperfect information and no crystal ball.