NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Even though mid-state universities still plan to take the field, some Nashville sports bars worry that college football cancellations could hurt their already strained bottom lines.
This week, two major college football conferences announced they would be postponing their football season because of the spread of COVID-19. Officials with both the Big Ten Conference and Pac-12 Conference made the call to cancel the fall football season on Tuesday, following weeks of speculation.
"It's definitely going to be a change of pace," Dalton Crow, the general manager at Crow's Nest in Green Hills said, adding that the business relies on college football fans, and that game days are usually the busiest days of the year. Now he worries that fewer games will mean fewer fans and fewer customers.
"We thrive off our sports. It's our primary thing here in the fall, so we always look forward to that each year," Crow said. "It's gonna be a huge hit"
Crow said that hit comes as the restaurant is already struggling because of COVID-19.
"This year's been tough enough for everyone in this business. Especially with us being a sports bar, thriving off that business, that's just going to make it even worse," Crow said.
Vanderbilt University and Middle Tennessee State University still plan to play football this fall, and the Southeastern Conference has said it is planning for a fall season.
