(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) James "Bam" Peck, owner of The Break sports bars in South Jordan and West Valley City, estimates his business will be down 30-40 percent with no Utah football games being played on Saturdays this fall. Peck and other bar and restaurant owners are already dealing with the effects of COVID-19. They are collateral damage amid the Pac-12's decision to delay football season due to virus-related concerns.
Josh Newman began covering the University of Utah for The Tribune in 2019. A Long Island, N.Y. native, he covered Rutgers University and Monmouth University for the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey for 15 years. Basketball remains his first love, a cold IPA coming in a close second.