Published 4 years ago

Major US College Football Conference Will Attempt to Play in October

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In a reversal of its decision to cancel its 2020 U.S. college football schedule due the COVID-19 pandemic, the Big Ten Athletic Conference on Wednesday announced plans to resume play in October. In a statement posted on its website, the conference said its Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously to resume the football season starting the weekend of Oct. 23, 2020.

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CBC News

NCAA's Big 10 football changes course, will play despite COVID-19 pandemic

Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to the spring because of the pandemic, the conference plans to start its season at the end of October.

4 years ago·Canada

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CNN

Trump gets what he wants in Big 10 football flip, but he's flailing in fight for Midwest votes

President Donald Trump got his football wish: The Big 10 college football conference will begin playing in late October. Trump had been pushing for the league, which has schools in Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin among others, to start playing and had talks with the league. The league had previously announced a suspension of its schedule.

4 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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CBS Local

Michigan & Michigan State Will Play Football This Fall!

(AP) – Looks like Michigan, Michigan State, and the rest of the Big Ten will play football this fall.Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference changed course Wednesday and said it plans to begin its season the weekend of Oct. 23-24.Each team will play eight games in eight weeks and the conference championship game will be held Dec. 19 — if all goes…

4 years ago·United States

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The Daily Caller

The Big 10 Announces That The Conference Will Play Football In The Fall

The Big 10 has officially announced that the league will play football in the fall. How many games will be played? When do games start?

4 years ago·Washington, United States

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VOA News

Major US College Football Conference Will Attempt to Play in October

4 years ago·United States

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Newsmax

Trump Takes Some Credit for Big 10 Decision

President Donald Trump reveled in the decision by the Big 10 to reverse its earlier choice to postpone the football season, taking some of the credit Wednesday morning for the conference announcing it would begin play Oct. 23.

4 years ago·Washington, United States

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