Big Ten is in, but let's look at the sidelines

Let's believe the Big Ten's return to college football this fall is for the athletes.That their voices and the voices of their parents were heard, and the same presidents who voted 11-3 to postpone the season unanimously voted it back in for the sake of family, friends and football.

There is absolutely no need to hint that a lot of it was about the money.

It is always about the money, and Big Ten schools such as Ohio State and Penn State were staring at $6 million losses for every home game.

So even accepting a slimmed-down version of eight games instead of 12 was appealing.

Not sure exactly how much it cuts the losses, because the presidents also voted to not allow spectators, although they…