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Without a Michigan College Football Season, Ann Arbor Feels the Loss

Students, residents and businesses try to find their way in a town missing the excitement and revenue generated by Wolverine home games.
University of Michigan athletic campus
September 15, 2020

For the first time since 1882, the University of Michigan's football team isn't scheduled to compete in a normal season. The postponed season is upending life and business in this quintessential college town, which typically sees an influx of out-of-towners to each home game when more than 100,000 fans fill Michigan Stadium.

"Football is such a part of the cultural fabric of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan," said Stacy-Lynn Sant, an assistant professor of Sport Management at the university. "It's a part of the experience of being a resident here, it's a part of the experience of being a student, a community member at the University of Michigan. I think that is just as important as the economic impact."

Read the full story on wsj.com.

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