The Big Ten's progress toward a football season has screeched to a halt.
The conference announced in a statement on Saturday morning that it will not allow its football teams to move forward to padded, full-contact practices until further notice. Teams will still be allowed to conduct practices with helmets only.
The Big Ten also acknowledged in Saturday's statement “there are many questions regarding how this impacts schedules, as well as the feasibility of proceeding forward with the season at all,” and the conference “will continue to evaluate daily, while relying on our medical experts, to make the best decisions possible for the health, safety and wellness of our student-athletes.