When the Big Ten broke ranks Thursday and declared it would attempt a conference-games-only schedule, the consensus across the country was, what’s the hurry? Why make such a decision in early July when a league could wait until late July and survey the landscape?
Good question.
But there’s a good answer, too. And part of that answer is, letting schools know if they’ve been dropped from schedules is the humanitarian thing to do.
And now the Pac-12 has been considerate of Oklahoma State. The Pac-12 announced Friday that it also will play conference games only, leaving the Cowboys without a season-opening opponent.