Last I checked most college athletes who got mono didn't have to go to the hospital that didn't mean they were not out for a large part of the season. Tyrese Haliburton didn't spend anytime in the hospital with his broken wrist that didn't mean he didn't miss a large part of the season.
For whatever reason covid has become so ridiculously polarizing. Whether you agree with the risk or not it still doesn't change the fact that covid will have a large impact on the season.
We have seen players being wiped out playing differently when suffering from influenza or the stomach bug.
At the end of the day we do not know much about the long term effects of covid even if you weren't hospitalized. A player could get it and be out for awhile due to self-isolation they could also be out awhile because their body could be wiped.
At the end of the day we just don't know but these are all things that could easily happen. This is the hard part of football season, not changing the seating in the stadium or limiting tailgating hours.
Also, most
Where do you get the multiple players with dangerous effects? I don't have the statistics but I know the chances of someone healthy in the age range of student athletes being sent to the hospital is way below 1%. It is something like .002 the last I looked, but I don't have the current number.