The Big Ten announced Wednesday that the league has voted to reverse its initial decision and begin its college football season this fall. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first reported the news.
The season will start the weekend of Oct. 23–24. According to Yahoo Sports's Dan Wetzel, the conference title game will be Dec. 19 after playing eight games in eight weeks. Dec. 19 is one day before the College Football Playoff field is set to be announced.
In its announcement, the Big Ten cited "daily antigen testing, enhanced cardiac screening and an enhanced data-driven approach when making decisions about practice/competition," as reasons behind its decision to play a fall season being possible.