From his resolve to regain football this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic, Big Ten has announced that enthusiasts will not be allowed to enter any of the 14 stadiums.
Penn State’s athletic director, Sandy Barbour, officially demonstrated this when he spoke on a Zoom call with Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren and other executives shortly after the announcement of the return to the game. Barbour said betting on empty stadiums was a unanimous resolution at the convention level.
“From the point of view of what the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors has approved, we will not allow enthusiasts to sell tickets in general,” Barbour said. We see what we can do on a campus. per campus to accommodate the families of our student-athletes, at home and outdoors, as well as staff families. But as a conference, we should not sell tickets to the public. “
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All 14 groups will play and are scheduled to start the games on the weekend of October 24. Game. The championship game is scheduled for December 19. This is the day before the announcement of school football playoff games.
As a return component, all Big Ten players, coaches, coaches and workers’ bodies on the education floor will have to go through daily antigenic tests.
The 14 presidents and chancellors first canceled all fall sports on August 11 due to considerations about the coronavirus pandemic and possible fitness considerations for athletes, and the Pac-12 convention followed suit a day later. However, the other 3 Power Five meetings (the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12 and the SoutheastErn Conference) went as planned with football. Seasons have begun for the ACC and Big 12 teams, and the SEC is scheduled to begin on September 26.
Currently, all SEC schools have announced a capacity reduction of around 20-25%. Iowa State played its first game of the season last week, as did several other schools. Other Big 12 programs, as well as CCA schools, played last Saturday versus reduced capacity.
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