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Attorney Tom Mars plan for a fall football season, and how he’s challenging B1G commish Kevin Warren

Michigan fans know his name well, Tom Mars. The attorney who helped quarterback Shea Patterson gain eligibility for the 2018 season after transferring from Ole Miss.

Mars is making headlines again, due to how the NCAA and Big Ten are handling certain issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

With Big Ten parents from Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa, Nebraska, Penn State, and other programs writing letters to commissioner Kevin Warren, it’s clear the majority of parents want answers from the conference as to why they postponed the fall 2020 sports season.

Since the Big Ten announced the postponement of the season on August 11, parents feel they haven’t received enough information from Warren to accept his rationale.