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Report: Big Ten to let individual schools decide when athletes can return

According to a report from ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, the Big Ten is going to let its 14 member schools individually determine when athletes can return.

The conference is not expected to make a league-wide ruling about athletes returning to campus and will defer to NCAA rulings and guidelines with each campus, state and local area.

The NCAA announced on Wednesday that football and men’s and women’s basketball programs could begin holding voluntary activities on June 1.

Penn State Athletics told The Daily Collegian the following in regards to the announced June 1 date:

“As always, the safety and well-being of our student-athletes, coaches, staff and community is our first priority.