ARLINGTON, TX - JANUARY 12: Running back Ezekiel Elliott #15 of the Ohio State Buckeyes scores a 33-yard touchdown in the first quarter against the Oregon Ducks during the College Football Playoff National Championship Game at AT&T Stadium on January 12, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)Thursday afternoon, Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic reported that the Big Ten is set to announce that it will be going with a conference-only schedule for the 2020 college football season. As such, that means a lot of games just got cancelled.
The move comes in response to the latest coronavirus surge in states like Arizona, Florida, Texas and South Carolina. It also doesn’t come as a huge surprise.
The Big Ten likely won’t be on an island in its decision. It would be surprising if the Pac-12, SEC, Big 12 and ACC didn’t follow suit at some point in the next few days.
For now though, here are the games that will be cancelled:
Ohio State: 9/5 at home against Bowling Green, 9/12 on the road against Oregon, 9/19 at home against Buffalo
Penn State: 9/5 at home against Kent State, 9/12 on the road against Virginia Tech, 9/19 at home against San Jose State
Michigan: 9/5 on the road against Washington, 9/12 at home against Ball State, 9/19 at home against Arkansas State
Indiana: 9/12 at home against Western Kentucky, 9/19 at home against Ball State, 9/26 on the road against UConn
Michigan State: 9/12 on the road against BYU, 9/19 at home against Toledo, 9/26 at home against Miami (FL)
Maryland: 9/5 at home against Towson, 9/12 at home against Northern Illinois, 9/19 on the road against West Virginia
Rutgers: 9/5 at home against Monmouth, 9/12 at home against Syracuse, 9/19 on the road against Temple
Wisconsin: 9/12 at home against SIU, 9/19 at home against Appalachian State, 10/3 at home against Notre Dame
Minnesota: 9/3 at home against FAU, 9/12 at home against Tennessee Tech, 9/26 at home against BYU
Iowa: 9/5 at home against UNI, 9/12 at home against Iowa State, 9/26 at home against Northern Illinois
Illinois: 9/4 at home against Illinois State, 9/12 at home against UConn, 9/19 at home against Bowling Green
Purdue: 9/12 at home against Memphis, 9/19 at home against Air Force, 9/26 on the road against Boston College
Nebraska: 9/12 at home against Central Michigan, 9/19 at home against San Diego State, 9/26 at home against Cincinnati
Northwestern: 9/12 at home against Tulane, 9/19 at home against Central Michigan, 11/14 at home against Morgan State
The Big Ten is expected to announce today that it will go with a conference-only football schedule for this fall, a person with direct knowledge situation tells @TheAthleticCFB.
— Nicole Auerbach 😷 (@NicoleAuerbach) July 9, 2020
Hopefully, this is the extent, and we are able to get college football season in. But it’s also starting to look possible that the sport is either played in the spring – or not at all this year.
