Herbstreit: I'll be "shocked" if there is NCAA or NFL football in 2020

Kirk Herbstreit doesn't believe college football or the NFL will be played in 2020

"I'll be shocked if we have NFL football this fall, if we have college football. I'll be so surprised if that happens," Herbstreit recently said according to TMZ Sports.

The ESPN analyst further explained his opinion is based on the fact we likely won't have a vaccine for the coronavirus for some time. When you take that into consideration, it may be tough for football to continue until that time arrives.

"Just because from what I understand, people that I listen to, you're 12 to 18 months from a vaccine," Herbstreit continued. "I don't know how you let these guys go into locker rooms and let stadiums be filled up and how you can play ball. I just don't know how you can do it with the optics of it."

Well that's a sobering thought.

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