When the Big Ten announced this week that it was putting football on ice for the fall — and likely, for the season — Nebraska did what it does best: kicked and screamed in an attempt to get its way.
Cornhuskers coach Scott Frost pandered to the base, going as far as to say Nebraska is “prepared to look for other options” to play football in 2020, with the implication that it would do so under an umbrella not held by the Big Ten. Its president, Ted Carter, and chancellor, Ronnie Green, added to the chaos in a joint statement saying essentially that it disagreed with the Big Ten’s health assessment and that football could be played.