With the Big Ten's first week in the books, let's look at what questions were answered and what we should, and shouldn't, overreact to from every opening game.
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The Big Ten is playing football this fall. What changed? It all came down to updated medical reports. Those who provided that report take ESPN inside the meeting with Big Ten presidents that changed everything.
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David Pollack and Kevin Negandhi kick off the podcast with Adam Rittenberg after the breaking news of the Big Ten playing an eight-game season starting October 24. The guys get into how rapid testing was the game changer in the conference’s decision, the lack of flexibility with the shortened timeline of the season and if players will consider opting back in. Then, Pollack and Negandhi discuss how the Big Ten screwed this whole thing up, why the Pac-12 is even more behind in college football, how the conference stacks up behind Ohio State and D’Eriq King looking ready to scare ACC defenses.
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The Big Ten's presidents and chancellors did not vote Sunday on whether to start the fall football season after hearing updated medical information and other presentations on a potential return to play, sources told ESPN.
The medical subcommittee of the Big Ten return to competition task force met with eight presidents and chancellors of conference universities, and a revote on when to start the fall football season could possibly take place Sunday, sources told ESPN.
The Big Ten medical subcommittee will present new testing programs Saturday to a subcommittee of conference presidents and chancellors, outlining options that weren't available last month when the Big Ten postponed the 2020 season, sources told ESPN.
Political leaders from six states sent a letter Tuesday to Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren and the league's presidents and chancellors, urging the conference to reconsider its postponement of the 2020 football season.
A group of Big Ten football parent associations on Wednesday sent an open letter demanding information around the league's decision to postpone the fall football season and a "structured discussion" with first-year commissioner Kevin Warren.
About 25 parents of Big Ten football players protested outside a closed Big Ten headquarters, wanting further explanation on the conference's decision to postpone the football season until the spring.
For all the free-agent fans who won't have a Big Ten or Pac-12 team to root for this fall, we're here to help you out.
The Big Ten Conference has decided to postpone all fall sports, including football, and will look to play those sports in the spring.
Following the lead of their peers in the Pac-12, Big Ten players have formed a unity group to address athlete concerns.
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Michigan | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Ohio State | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Rutgers | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Maryland | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Michigan State | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Penn State | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Northwestern | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Purdue | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Wisconsin | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Illinois | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Iowa | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Minnesota | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Nebraska | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brody Wisecarver | OT | Committed | 80 |
| Patrick Bryant | WR | Committed | 76 |
| Joriell Washington | ATH | Committed | 76 |
| Daniel Edwards | CB | Committed | 76 |
| D.D. Snyder | S | Committed | 76 |
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | W. Mercilus | Ted Hendricks Award |
| 1995 | K. Hardy | Dick Butkus Award |
| 1994 | D. Cortez Howard | Dick Butkus Award |
