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Big Ten will postpone football season until spring; coaches plead to play

Big Ten football coaches, including Michigan's Jim Harbaugh, have made last-ditch efforts to have a football season this fall. But the Big Ten, which has another meeting of its presidents and chancellors Monday night, will cancel the football season and all fall sports this week, postponing until the spring, two sources told The Detroit News.

Both sources requested anonymity because there has not been an official announcement from the conference. That announcement is expected Tuesday. Not only will football be postponed but also fall sports: men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball.