Luke Fickell's Cincinnati Bearcats will be Ohio's first college football team to play this fall, while the Bengals and Browns each seek a bounceback win in the Battle of Ohio.
Joe Burrow will start his first game as a Cincinnati Bengal on Sunday, headlining our first weekly look at the football teams in Ohio that are actually playing this fall.
OHSAA announced Friday that the Ohio high school football season will consist of a six-game regular season with all teams eligible for the playoffs beginning in early October.
Ohio high schools will begin fall sports practices as scheduled on Saturday, though OHSAA still needs approval from the state to play football and other contact sports this fall.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, which was scheduled for Aug. 6, has been canceled and this year's enshrinement ceremony has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says “it's much too early to be making any decisions about fall” but says things are “going to be different” until there's a vaccine.
The Cleveland Browns are doing their part to fight COVID-19, donating all proceeds from the first wave of jersey sales after they unveil their new uniform.
