Sports
College Football on Brink After Big Ten, Pac-12 Nix Seasons
- Ivy League, Mid-American Conference already canceled sports
- Decision made despite pushback from players, coaches and Trump
Members of the Ohio State Buckeyes run out on to the field prior to the start of the game in 2017.
Photographer: Kirk Irwin/Getty ImagesThe Pac-12 and Big Ten postponed the 2020 college football season on Tuesday, becoming the first “Power Five” conferences to step back from one of the biggest cash cows in college sports as the Covid-19 pandemic rages.
“Our primary responsibility is to make the best possible decisions in the interest of our students, faculty and staff,” Morton Schapiro, chair of the Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors and president of Northwestern University, said in a statement announcing the postponement of football and other sports.