CHICAGO
James Franklin doesn’t give away week-to-week injury information regarding his players. But if Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany’s Monday afternoon musing becomes reality, that policy will be challenged.
Two months after the federal legalization of sports gambling, Delany suggested at Big Ten media days that “player availability” reports should become a weekly norm. The reason why players are held out — injury, suspension, etc. — doesn’t need to become public, the commissioner said. But if, for example, Trace McSorley cannot play Week 1 against Appalachian State, it must be noted prior to the game.
“With exception to the home field, the availability of personnel is critical to people who are interested in gambling, legally or illegally,” Delany said.