Idiotic NCAA Covid Ruling Ruins College World Series

The NCAA can’t stay out of their own way. In one of the dumbest rulings since the enabling of gender-neutral public restrooms, the NCAA forced N.C. State to forfeit their College World Series game due to Covid-19 protocols. One positive covid test amongst a group of young, healthy, athletes knocked the Wolfpack from the tournament, costing the school a chance at their first ever national championship. A comical move by the hypocritical NCAA that allows for more than 20,000 people to “safely” attend these same games without being tested.

The ridiculousness of the entire situation was encompassed by a series of tweets from OutKick’s Clay Travis:

N.C. State's athletic director, Boo Coorigan said: "The timing of this is simply devastating for everyone...." per ESPN.

The entire situation is absurd. Players of all ages across countless sports have played with the more "dangerous" seasonal flu for centuries. Employees have long pounded away at their keyboards and shuffled down assembly lines at their place of work while shrugging off coughs, headaches, sore throats and any number of ailments in a shared workspace. Yet, the NCAA, which as of late stands for - Not. Cool. At. All., shuts down an entire OUTDOOR tournament because of one positive test to a young man who is in good enough physical condition to compete at the highest level of collegiate athletics.

In the midst of a dramatic, entertaining College World Series, the NCAA will ultimately leave Omaha as the tournament's biggest loser.