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Big Ten's decision to keep games in-house shows how divided college football really is

Michigan's Jim Harbaugh answers questions from reporters on a Zoom call about playing football in 2020, COVID-19 and more, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Detroit Free Press

When the Big Ten announced Thursday its plan to limit fall sports competition to only its 14 member institutions as a way to navigate the fallout from a pandemic, the continental divide that exists at the top division of college football only widened some more.

In the four months since the novel coronavirus pandemic became a significant threat, it has taxed the health-care system, upended the economy, disrupted education and changed how this country operates.