Governor Ron DeSantis used a visit to the Florida State indoor football practice field Tuesday to send a message to other schools and Governors that football is important and they need to find a way to play this fall.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Florida State fans will have to social distance, wear masks, and admission will likely be staggered.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Who gets in and the rest of the details are still being worked out.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cWe want you guys to play,\u201d said Governor Ron DeSantis.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The Governor said he went to the indoor practice field to send a message.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-61852 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0811_00012\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00012-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00012-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00012-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00012.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0811_00006\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00006-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00006-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00006-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00006.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0811_00002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00002-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00002-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00002.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cTo take away that season would be short circuiting the dreams of so many student athletes who have worked for, in many cases, their whole lives,\u201d said DeSantis.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">FSU President John Thrasher said he expects the Governor\u2019s support will help shore up other ACC schools.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cAnd frankly, what we want to send is a message to some of the other schools that may be teetering on whether or not to play football. We think it’s in the best interests of our student athletes,\u201d said Thrasher.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Just two Florida State players have opted out of this season.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-61852 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0811_00010\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00010-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00010-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00010-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00010.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0811_00017\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00017-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00017-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00017-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00017.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0811_00011\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00011-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00011-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00011-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00011.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">That leaves roughly another 120 others who are still willing to play ball.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Two players, who both sat out last year due to injury said they can\u2019t watch another year go by.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cI need to play, I need to get some film, you know?\u201d said FSU defensive end\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Joshua Kaindoh.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Athletic director David Coburn assured strict protocols are in place.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cWe testing weekly now, and we will probably go to bi-weekly testing during the season,\u201d said Coburn.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">And because the safety measures are so stringent, the Governor believes the players themselves will likely be safer.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cFor these athletes, the risk is very low, but whatever risk there is, to me, outside of this structured environment, I think the risk goes up. I don\u2019t think the risk goes down,\u201d said DeSantis.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-61852 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0811_00015\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00015-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00015-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00015-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00015.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0811_00018\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00018-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00018-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00018-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00018.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0811_00009\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00009-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00009-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00009-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Still0811_00009.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Not on the schedule though is a Florida – Florida State game.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The Governor said it’s just not in the cards this fall.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Without football revenue, President Thrasher told reporters funding for other Olympic type sports would be difficult.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The first game is set for September 12th.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Ron DeSantis used a visit to the Florida State indoor football practice field Tuesday to send a message to other schools and Governors that football is important and they need to find a way to play this fall.\u00a0 Florida State fans will have to social distance, wear masks, and admission will likely be staggered. 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