Big Ten football is back. BIG TEN FOOTBALL IS BACK.
After a month of agony following its poorly rolled out decision to postpone the fall sports season on August 11, the conference announced Wednesday morning it will begin play the weekend of October 23-24.
The plan, per sources, is to play eight games in eight weeks, with the Big Ten Championship scheduled for December 19. That gives B1G teams (read: Ohio State) the chance to be eligible for the College Football Playoff, whose field is selected December 20.
It’s simply incredible for the conference to do a 180 and play football this fall after commissioner Kevin Warren wrote in an August 19 letter that the decision wouldn’t be revisited.