Well, after a slew of smaller schools and conferences decided to sit out of college football in 2020, the sport’s first big bombshell has finally dropped: The Big Ten won’t be playing this year, with eyes on a possible spring season.
Sources: Big Ten is announcing that the fall is cancelled. League will attempt to play in the spring.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) August 11, 2020
While this particular announcement had been the focus of heavy speculation over the past couple days — and the Pac-12 is rumored to join the Big Ten in this decision — SEC commissioner Greg Sankey appeared on the Dan Patrick Show this morning with every intention of his league making an attempt to play, stressing his patient approach:
“We’ve made decisions to avoid some of the time pressure I sense others are feeling.