In reaction to persistent complaints from players, parents, coaches and fans, Conference Commissioner Big Ten Kevin Warren on Wednesday released an “open letter” detailing the league’s resolve to postpone fall sports.
The maximum word applicable to anyone clinging to the close hope that the league will replace their brain and play football this fall: “The vote of the Council of Presidents and Chancellors of the Big Ten (COP/C) was overwhelmingly in favor of the postponement of autumn sports and will not be reviewed.This sentence also ends this week’s account that no votes have been taken.
“I may have done a bigger task last week by expressing the many disruptions and risks,” Warren told Sports Illustrated.”That’s why I need to put things in writing …It’s an incredibly complicated decision, and many of the sadness comes from passion.We have passionate athletes, passionate parents and 14 passionate fan bases.
“Now I’m doing everything I can for the future, so our student-athletes can enjoy a rewarding Big Ten in winter and spring.”
The wording is significant. Several league resources told SI Wednesday that consensus was construction for a winter football season, starting in early January and ending last February, covering stadiums around the big ten footprint.Albert Breer of SI received the first data on this plan last week.
Warren’s letter indexed six topics he called “the main factors” in the Big Ten decision, which he made after hearing “comments, recommendations, and recommendations from medical experts.”Factors:
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