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 had been reported to have already voted on whether or not there should a fall college football season. This original report, that was released by Dan Patrick in a tweet, has since been refuted by multiple sources throughout college football, including Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch and The Athletic’s Nicole Auerbach.
The Big Ten's presidents are scheduled to meet again on a call at 6 o'clock ET tonight, when they'll make the final decision on the football season, per source.
— Graham Couch (@Graham_Couch) August 10, 2020
Big Ten spokesman says "no vote has been held by our presidents and chancellors."
— Nicole Auerbach 😷 (@NicoleAuerbach) August 10, 2020
According to longtime talk radio host Dan Patrick, the Big Ten had already 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
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
The reality now is that it looks as though the Big Ten has yet to have a vote, although that vote should come tonight on a call with Big Ten presidents and chancellors.