“Hopefully we can watch colleges play football. We want to get football in colleges,” Mr. Trump said during his Tuesday afternoon White House news conference, hours after the Big Ten announced its decision not to play. “College football, get out there and play football. They think they’re going to die.”For years, the college football season has been an enticing advertising canvas for both parties, recently dominated by Republicans. In the 2018 midterms, Republican candidates spent $6.5 million on ads during college football games, while Democrats spent about $4.1 million, according to Advertising Analytics.

Source: New York Times August 12, 2020 23:48 UTC