This morning, the Dan Patrick Show reported that the Big Ten presidents and chancellors have voted to not play the 2020 season because of growing concerns about COVID-19. In his tweet, Patrick stated that 12 of the 14 teams in Big Ten voted against having the season with the teams voting in favor being Iowa and Nebraska.
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
Orion Sang of the Detroit Free Press has also reported this morning that the season will be canceled for the Big Ten, and in his report, he indicated that the announcement to officially cancel the season will be sometime tomorrow.
Sources: Big Ten cancels football season; no games for Michigan, Michigan State in 2020 https://t.co/ir96jXjCE1 via @freep @reporterdavidj @ByChrisThomas
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) August 10, 2020
There was initially speculation that Iowa and Nebraska may try to play in other conferences, but this morning it was also reported that Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz has canceled the 11am practice for today. This is an indicator of what we already know, that there will be no more football played in the Big Ten this season.
JUST IN: Iowa cancels Monday's regularly scheduled football practice as the uncertainty for a fall Big Ten season grows. https://t.co/ezmWAZSzsI
— David Eickholt (@DavidEickholt) August 10, 2020
The announcement of the cancellation of the Iowa practice also ends any speculation that Iowa will move to another conference or play non-conference games for this season. This leaves Nebraska, a former Big 12 school, the big decision of trying to continue to play games this season.
As this news continues to spread, other Big Ten schools, like Wisconsin, will most likely cancel their practices until the official announcement comes from the Big Ten office. It is really unfortunate that this is the way the season will end for a promising Wisconsin team, but a highlight of this dark time is that it allowed players to start making drastic moves in being able to unite and represent themselves.