The Big Ten is back.
The conference reversed its decision to postpone the football season to 2021 on Wednesday. Instead of starting in the spring, the Big Ten season will now start on Oct. 24. That start date will allow the conference’s teams to be eligible for the College Football Playoff.
How will the Big Ten do it? Here’s how the conference hopes the season will happen.
The schedule
Big Ten teams will play nine games in nine weeks. An eight-game schedule for each team will be announced later this week, according to Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez.