College football will always go hand-in-hand with bustling student sections, wailing fans and blaring marching bands. However, this year looks completely different, with games ranging from no fans to a reduced-capacity crowd, and that will especially be true in the Big Ten. After announcing the reinstatement of a football season on Sept. 16, Big Ten VP for intercollegiate athletics Sandy Barbour also stated that there will be no fans (outside of players’ family members) or public sales of tickets at any Big Ten football games for the entirety of the season.
Given the news, a number of teams—both in and out of the Big Ten conference—have approached this change in game atmosphere differently.