Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson made comments concerning the upcoming football season in the state.
During a daily briefing on Wednesday, Hutchinson continued urging residents to wear masks to prevent the spread of the virus, saying it would help ensure high school sports such as football can resume in the fall.
"There's a connection between the two," Hutchinson said, holding a football and a mask. We wear our masks, we reduce the growth, we stop the spread of the virus and that puts us in a better position to have some kind of team sports this fall."
Hutchinson has resisted calls to mandate wearing masks statewide. Two cities, however, have enacted their other measures requiring masks to be worn in some public settings.