By Gio Gaxiola — Reporter
It is the day of the 2041 Mountain West Championship for football. The 10th ranked team in the nation, San Jose State University is playing host to its arch rivals, Fresno State University.
With 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter, SJSU had the ball at the FSU 8-yard line trying to score. The Spartans are down 24-20.
SJSU’s quarterback calls for a read option and it works to perfection. The Bulldog’s defense bites and SJSU’s running back is able to waltz into the endzone as time expires.
The Spartans are crowned champions of the Mountain West.
Jubilation starts to fill the room as the Spartans start to celebrate becoming victors of the Mountain West.
The win guarantees the Spartans to qualify for a bowl game later that year. Some experts are saying the team can wind up playing in the Rose Bowl.
One FSU linebacker gets up from his seat, smashes his controller then leaves the room in anger.
All of the SJSU players get up and give each other friendly waves and smiles, since high fives and hugs have been outlawed in this time period.
The commander of the Mountain West congratulates head coach Brent Breannan by virtually mailing the trophy to him. Coach Brennan then 3D prints the trophy and starts passing around to his team. The Spartans are following the “six feet apart” law and whipping the trophy down after each member touches it.
This is what the future of college football could be like if there is no cure found for COVID-19.
With the NCAA canceling all spring sports, the fall sports season looks to be in doubt as well.
If we are to move sports to a virtual scale, that may be a solution to games being played during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Lot of pro sport leagues are starting to have their athletes play their video game counterparts on twitch. With a rise in video games being played during the pandemic, it is a perfect time for E-sports to start becoming more mainstream.
Let’s say if there is never a vaccine found for COVID-19, how are athletes supposed to play physical sports with the threat of catching the virus?
With video games, you do not need any physical contact with your opponent or teammates.
While the idea of real sports transferring over to video games sounds real farfetched’, it can have major benefits.
It might be the one solution that can save NCAA sports for now.
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