It was weird watching the first major weekend of college football featuring Power 5 teams. Weird because of the fan-less or sparsely populated stadiums. Weird because most people on the sidelines wore masks. Weird because some teams really looked rusty and out of sync.
But most of all, watching college football was weird because there was no Big Ten and no sign it would soon play.
Despite the unusual and disappointing feeling watching other leagues on the gridiron, there’s more optimism than ever that we could see the Big Ten play this fall. By the end of last week, reports held that the conference’s medical advisory board would present a medical update and return to play thresholds to a group of university presidents and chancellors.