CORONAVIRUS: Signs ominous and hopeful as college sports hang in balance

  • A Connecticut football helmet rests on the sideline during an NCAA college football game on Sept. 7, 2019, in East Hartford, Conn. UConn has canceled its 2020-2021 football season, becoming the first FBS program to suspend football because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP FILE PHOTO)
    A Connecticut football helmet rests on the sideline during an NCAA college football game on Sept. 7, 2019, in East Hartford, Conn. UConn has canceled its 2020-2021 football season, becoming the first FBS program to suspend football because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP FILE PHOTO)

    The announcements came within 40 minutes of each other Wednesday morning, one bleak, the other providing a glimmer of hope for a college football season that is looking iffy at best right now.

    First, C…