Big Ten football is canceled for the fall, and public enemy No. 1 seems to be an unlikely underdog: myocarditis.
Within days of reports surfacing to mainstream media about the risk of potential heart damage after COVID-19 infections, the college football world has been turned on its head. But, has this all been blown way out of proportion?
Was myocarditis just the last straw for a decision that was already largely made? Or is athlete safety suddenly more in jeopardy than it was a week ago?
“The bottom line is, we knew about this. We were ready for it.