There was a report on Monday that the Big Ten was canceling football for the fall but that was shot down just hours later. Less than a full day later we sit and it appears the conference in fact will not be playing football this fall after all.
Pete Thamel was first to report the news on Tuesday, doing so on Twitter.
Sources: Big Ten is announcing that the fall is cancelled. League will attempt to play in the spring.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) August 11, 2020
Bruce Feldman and others quickly got the same information.
It’s not shocking in that we’ve discussed this being a possibility for literally months. It is still stunning to see and think of the idea of there being no Big Ten football or potentially college football at all this fall.
Now what happens?
Will the Pac-12 be right behind the Big Ten like they were when conference only scheduling was announced?
Will the ACC and SEC be far behind?
Will the Big 12 or any other conference try to take on suitors for a one-off season?
How many other Group of Five conferences will cancel seasons after the Mountain West did yesterday?
So many questions and so much more news to come.
We’ll have it all for you right here on Fighting Irish Wire.