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Big Ten football looking at using Ford Field, other regional domes for winter season

The Big Ten is considering several domes as sites for a potential winter 2021 football season, The Columbus Dispatch has learned.

Amanda Babb, the president of the Ohio State football parents group, said in an interview Wednesday that she had heard that indoor stadiums in Indianapolis, St. Louis, Detroit, Minneapolis and possibly even Syracuse, New York, were under consideration.

Later Wednesday, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith confirmed that, texting “Yes and others” when asked about those potential sites. He declined to add details.

The Big Ten announced on Aug. 11 that it would not play fall sports because of the coronavirus pandemic.