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Report: Big Ten cancels football season

The Big Ten Conference has officially voted to cancel the upcoming football season.

According to a report by the Detroit Free Press, the league’s presidents voted 12-2 to cancel the season. Iowa and Nebraska were the only two schools that opposed the decision.

Here are details:

The Big Ten has voted to cancel the 2020 college football season in a historic move that stems from concerns related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, multiple people with knowledge of the decision confirmed to the Free Press.

The sources requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the decision.