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Could the Big Ten start its football season around Thanksgiving?

Would the Big Ten start its postponed football season before 2020 is over?

According to multiple reports, coaches and athletic directors within the conference are discussing the possibility of beginning its season around Thanksgiving. That’s earlier than the Big Ten initially said it would start the season. When it announced that it was postponing the season two weeks ago, the conference said it was being pushed to the spring of 2021.

Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel reported that discussions about a late 2020 start to the season were in the early stages.