“The Game” is gone, and so goes Ohio State’s bid to win the Big Ten. For the first time since 1918, the between Ohio State and Michigan will not be played. This is due to the increased number of positive COVID-19 tests among Michigan’s team, per SportsCenter. Breaking: Michigan announced …
Read More »Status of Ohio State-Michigan State Game Uncertain
Ohio State faces Michigan State this weekend, but the game’s status is up in the air. The Buckeyes are currently dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak. Canceling the game could derail their championship aspirations. No game against Illinois for Buckeyes The Buckeyes canceled their game against Illinois last weekend the night …
Read More »Big Ten Commissioner Talks Football Season Resuming
The Big Ten will play football this fall. In a unanimous decision, the conference decided to resume play starting the weekend of Oct. 24. Controversy surrounded the conference’s previous decision to postpone play because other conferences like the Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference and others are playing football this season. …
Read More »Big Ten to Play Football in October
Big Ten Conference officials announced Wednesday that its football season will begin the weekend of Oct. 24. The Big Ten was notably the first conference to announce the postponement of football due to COVID-19 in August. Why the Reversal? Given that the conference was quite gung-ho in its August push …
Read More »Issues That Remain in College Sports
For six of the 10 FBS conferences, college football is starting soon. Most are understanding of the decision by the other four conferences to opt-out of playing in the fall. However, some issues stand out as a result of the differences in decision making. A major one appears to be …
Read More »Big Ten, Pac-12 Postpone Seasons
This story is currently in development As August drags on, whether we have college football or not remains uncertain. Two FBS conferences have already decided to not play this fall: the Mountain West and the MAC. However, no Power Five conferences had made official decisions entering Tuesday. The two Power …
Read More »College Football Season Likely Over
We knew this was the likely outcome. But that didn’t mean we hoped for it. On Sunday, the Power Five conferences of college football held an emergency meeting. Their discussion: whether to cancel the season. It’s Starting After the MAC canceled its season over the weekend, other conferences scramble to …
Read More »Big 12 Announces Scheduling Format 2020
The uncertainty of COVID-19 has forced college football to change how it will go about executing the upcoming 2020 season. In terms of Power 5 Conferences, the Big Ten was the first to come out and announce that its schedule would be modified. The PAC-12 and ACC followed suit. After …
Read More »No Decision on SEC Football Yet
The world of sports is still trying to adjust its schedules to COVID-19’s uncertainties. Some professional leagues have already restarted their seasons. Others are close to doing so. The next up to decide its fate is college athletics; more specifically, the fate of college football. Conferences have started to develop …
Read More »Urban Meyer Breaks Down the Unknown
Former Gator head coach Urban Meyer joined Steve Russell on the Sportscene on Friday. Meyer discussed how players and coaches should handle the uncertain season ahead. Preparing For the Unknown There is no official announcement on the overall status of the college football season. However, conferences seem to be basing …
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