Amid ample pessimism, Bill Moos remains optimistic Nebraska will play a football season in 2020.
In the wake of the Big Ten's announcement Thursday that it's planning a conference-only fall season, many folks reacted with skepticism that a football season will even be played because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
Moos, the Husker athletic director, struck a more hopeful tone Friday.
"I'm optimistic that there will be a season," he told the Journal Star. "What it looks like has been determined now, as far as a conference-only schedule being the plan. But how many games there ultimately will be on the schedule is still being discussed.