The Big Ten Conference is postponing its college football season and other fall sports as coronavirus cases continue to rise. Other Power Five conferences could follow suit.
The Big Ten, one of the so-called Power Five NCAA conferences, is postponing fall sports because of the coronavirus.The Big Ten, one of the so-called Power Five NCAA conferences, is postponing fall sports because of the coronavirus.Two major college conferences — the Big Ten and Pac-12 — each announced Tuesday they were sidelining college football and other fall sports because of the coronavirus, just weeks before schools were scheduled to play their first games.
The Pac-12, which includes elite sports programs Stanford, UCLA, USC and University of Oregon, announced shortly after the Big Ten, adding that officials reached a unanimous decision to call off athletic competition through the calendar year. The Pac-12 also said when conditions improve, a return for impacted sports would be considered after January 2o21.
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