Happy Friday, everyone. Yesterday we got news that the Big Ten would be playing a conference only schedule this fall, and it was apparently news to the other schools around the country.
The Power 5 commissioners hold daily conference calls but sources throughout the SEC were not expecting the Big Ten to announce Thursday it was scrapping its non-conference games. The announcement came a day after the Ivy League canceled its fall sports. The Big 12 was similarly caught off-guard, according to Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby who told CBS Sports Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren never gave a heads up to the other commissioners this move was coming.