The Big Ten postponed its 2020 fall sports season Tuesday, becoming the first Power 5 conference to pull the plug on college football because of health and safety concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic.
An hour later, the Pac-12 postponed all sports until 2021, meaning 40% of major college football teams have decided to punt on a fall season. The Atlantic Coast Conference, Southeastern Conference and Big 12 Conference — which generate billions of dollars for their member schools — are still considering their plans.
The Chicago Tribune’s Teddy Greenstein: “This is the challenge of a lifetime for commissioner Kevin Warren, who has been on the job for less than eight months.