After a night filled with news that was trending towards a cancelled fall season, and a meeting last night between Big Ten presidents and chancellors, the Big Ten leaders have reportedly held a vote on whether or not they are in favor of playing college football this fall.
According to longtime talk radio host Dan Patrick, the Big Ten has voted against having the fall season with 12 of the 14 leaders in favor of cancellation.
According to Dan's source, 12 of the 14 Presidents from the Big 10 have voted against having a Fall College Football season. Iowa and Nebraska were the two that have been pushing to play.
— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) August 10, 2020
The two schools that are in favor of playing were Iowa and Nebraska, per Dan Patrick.
Dan Patrick reports Big Ten had internal vote & by 12-2 margin, league members opted on not having a fall football season. Nebraska & Iowa were only schools that voted to play this fall, @dpshow said. Patrick said Big Ten & Pac-12 would cancel fall seasons Tuesday
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 10, 2020
We are expecting news of this vote tomorrow, as the Big Ten gets set to make an official announcement. It is clear that the Big Ten is now taking the lead on cancelling first, which many believe would create a power conference domino effect that leads to widespread cancellation of a fall football season.