The levels of uncertainty between college football fans everywhere have been answered today as the Big Ten announced the postponement of fall sports, including football.
They join the MAC (and later the Pac-12) as the second FBS league to do so.
Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman released a statement that began with, “My heart hurts for our student-athletes and coaches.”
And in one sentence, Whitman unknowingly spoke not only for himself, but for the feelings of most Big Ten fans.
Head coach Lovie Smith talked with media just two hours before the announcement. The fifth-year coach was flooded with questions about whether there would be a season or not, and how he’s handling it.