June 16, 2026

Gov. Mike DeWine explains why he hopes football can block a coronavirus surge in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The hope, you’d imagine, is for a grumbling mask wearer to put one on in the name of his daughter’s soccer season, or for a haphazard mask wearer to put one on for her son’s cross country season. Maybe a Browns fan has doubts, or an Ohio State fan feels inconvenienced, but on the masks go. © Marvin Fong/The Plain Dealer/cleveland.com/TNS Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine hopes a call for citizens to wear a mask to save fall sports can serve as a unifying cause. That’s the plan behind the I Want a Season campaign initiated by Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted on July 7. It’s not telling anyone to wear a mask. It’s not even asking. It’s informing. It’s rallying. Four months ago, Gov. Mike DeWine used sports to display his decisiveness. Now, his administration is leaning on sports in a quest for unity. “You can put…

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