When the Big Ten announced Aug. 11 that it was postponing its fall sports season, it looked like the months-long debate over whether the Big Ten would play football this fall had come to an end.
Instead, it was only just beginning.
One full month after the Big Ten made that decision, the debate over whether the conference should play football in 2020 remains as intense as ever. The odds that Ohio State and the rest of the conference’s teams will play this fall has actually increased, but the Big Ten still hasn’t provided any public clarity on when the postponed football season will be played or what it will look like, and it’s still as uncertain as ever what will happen next and when we will start getting answers, though it is possible a vote on returning to play could be held as soon as Sunday.