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In The Dark

Coronavirus in the Delta E6: Delta State

In The Dark

The New Yorker

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.728.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

College football is practically a religion in Mississippi. And for the players, it's life. As Covid-19 upended their world, the teammates at Delta State struggled to find structure and support for an off-season like no other. Support journalism with a donation to In the Dark.

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1:04.7

of the April Delta State. We're approaching 10 minutes to play in the first. Delta State

1:08.5

University, in Cleveland, Mississippi. Colors, green and white. Official mascot, the statesman.

1:16.2

Official mascot, the fighting okra. Still looking. Hint is he throws caught. Completed across

1:22.2

the middle. Touchdown Delta. The thing that I like was our players stay together and I'm

1:26.2

proud of them because the second half I thought we played really well. Division II football,

1:30.1

more than a hundred players. Zane Samuel, I played defensive in.

1:34.1

Manuel Barber. I played outside lineback to Stanley Taylor. Differs alone. My name is

1:38.5

Devon Tray. He and his Oakley Coleman. My receiver. In his claw office, a wine, center.

1:45.5

For these players, football isn't just about the game. For a lot of them, it's also a way

1:50.8

to help pay for their education, to get a scholarship. And so, these players need football.

1:57.3

And football needs them. When our football program is doing well, then our whole community

2:03.9

is better. But then, in March, the pandemic hit.

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