As he started his report to the University of Wisconsin Athletic Board nearly 30 minutes into its meeting Friday, athletic director Barry Alvarez offered some comedy for the virtual room.
"Not much going on on my end," he deadpanned to a muted reaction of board members, most of whom actually were on mute.
Clearly, there are consequential matters at hand for UW and the Big Ten Conference as they try to set a course for a football season postponed by COVID-19, work through associated financial challenges and address racial injustice issues.