The financial reality of the pandemic hits hard for Group of Five programs, and today the Mid-American conference became the first to cancel the season. The Division II and Division III championships were already canceled and, according to Pete Thamel, the Big Ten may follow suit.
The Big Ten presidents are scheduled on Saturday afternoon. The Big Ten’s schedule release earlier this week was filled with warning signs that they weren’t confident about the season being held. Industry speculation is that the Big Ten and Pac-12 are the leagues most strongly considering punting on fall sports.