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Report: Possible Big Ten Football in January

The Big Ten appears to be feeling the pressure of three of the five major conferences planning on a fall football season. While they are not backing off on their postponement of a September start, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel is reporting that a January start is possibly in the works:

Big Ten officials are working on a revised football schedule that could feature teams starting their season in early January.

Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour said Monday during a Zoom meeting with reporters that the league could release the revised 2020 schedule within a week or so.