K-State, Clemson football teams show how bumpy the road back from COVID-19 can be

College football workouts are under way, and it hasn’t gone well in some places.

A handful of schools have reported a high number of positive tests for COVID-19, including Kansas State and Clemson. Workouts have been suspended at K-State. Beat writers Kellis Robinett of the Wichita Eagle and Kansas City Star and Matt Connolly of The State in Columbia, S.C., talk about how the programs are dealing with the issue and what’s in store for the Wildcats and Tigers, and what it could mean for the start of the college football season.

After a break, you’ll hear a clip from the ESPY awards on Sunday night. No team of the year was presented, which is an award the Kansas City Chiefs might have been favored to win. But the conversation about the topic among Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and four super fans and members of the Screen Actors Guild—Heidi Gardner, David Koeckner, Rob Riggle and Eric Stonestreet—have fun discussing the matter.

Story links:

Kansas State suspends all football workouts as more players test positive for COVID-19

https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article243686637.html

23 Clemson football players have tested positive for coronavirus, school says

https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/acc/clemson-university/article243671727.html

KC television stars help Mahomes, Kelce honor Andy Reid’s first Super Bowl at the ESPYs

https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article243703552.html

How will stadiums and arenas change as they reopen. KC architects are showing the way

https://www.kansascity.com/sports/article243666357.html

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