After the Big Ten cancelled its season in early August, Stadium.com college football insider Brett McMurphy tweeted a map of which states will and will not be playing football this fall.
Here’s what it looked like back then:
.@Stadium breaks down which states will & won’t have FBS programs playing football in fall (thru Aug. 13) pic.twitter.com/wF0eBse3wG
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 13, 2020
As you can see back on August 13 there were 15 states with every FBS school playing, 17 with no FBS schools playing and 9 with some.
Well, this week the Big Ten reinstated their fall football season and completely altered the shades of the map.
Here’s what it looks like now with the inclusion of the 14 Big Ten football programs:
.@Stadium breaks down which states will & won’t have FBS programs playing football in fall (thru Sept. 16) pic.twitter.com/l6XkeLvJDb
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) September 16, 2020
The updated numbers: 22 states with every FBS football program playing, 10 with none and 9 with some.
Today, Friday September 18, is just 35 days from the start of the new Big Ten season. By that point this map may look even greener with the Pac-12 and the MAC reportedly beginning to discuss returning to play.
All I can say now is that October 23 cannot come soon enough.