Mandel’s Mailbag: Why couldn’t EA Sports make deals to bring back NCAA Football?

I’ve been doing a lot of FaceTimes and Zoom calls with friends and family members lately, and a frequent question they ask is: What are you writing about right now since there are no sports? I think some may be under the impression we just stopped updating The Athletic once the NCAA tournament got canceled.

The reality is, I find myself much busier right now than I normally would in early May.