FILE - Fans cheer as the Michigan team takes the field at Michigan Stadium for an NCAA college football game against Wisconsin in Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 13, 2018. College football could be the balm for our spirit because it's such a part of our familiar autumn life," he added. Further down the college football food chain, smaller leagues have pulled the plug on their seasons as well. Not without college football. ___Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at https://twitter.com/pnewberry1963 and find his work at https://apnews.com___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25