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Big Ten Conference releases statement on cancelation of 2020 fall sports

The Big Ten has officially canceled the playing of college football in the conference this fall and will explore the feasibility of

Here is the full statement from the Big Ten Conference:

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced the postponement of the 2020-21 fall sports season, including all regular-season contests and Big Ten Championships and Tournaments, due to ongoing health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In making its decision, which was based on multiple factors, the Big Ten Conference relied on the medical advice and counsel of the Big Ten Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Big Ten Sports Medicine Committee.