Dan Patrick for some reason has become the voice of Big Ten's return. He seems to have a mystery source that is feeding inside information. The issues is, outside the original report in August that the Big Ten was shutting down, he hasn't been accurate at all.
His latest report from yesterday, is that Michigan, MSU, and Maryland wouldn't play even if the rest of the Big Ten does. I understand Mark Schlissel's background and the reasons he didn't support sports playing but if the rest of the Big Ten is playing, Michigan is playing. There isn't one person with enough power and influence to do that, even Michigan's President.