President Donald Trump has said he will provide his to the Big Ten as the convention tries to plan for the start of his school football season.
The president tweeted Tuesday that he had spoken with Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren and had a “productive conversation.”
“We had a very productive verbal exchange with Big Ten Conference Commissioner Kevin Warren about the early release of Big Ten football,” the tweet reads.”That would be great (amazing!) For everyone: players, fans, country.-metre line!”
The Big Ten announced on August 11 that they would not play in the fall and would instead go to host a football season in the spring, however, coaches and parents suffered a significant setback after the decision.A report last week said the league was contemplating starting Thanksgiving week.
A lawsuit filed through 8 Nebraska players to restart the season in the fall revealed that all 14 school presidents voted 11-3 in favor of not playing.
The Big Ten issued a post-tweet message from Trump.
“A White House representative contacted the Conference of the Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren on Monday, August 31, 2020, to facilitate a phone call between President Donald Trump and Commissioner Warren,” he said.On Tuesday, September 1, 2020, Commissioner Warren and the President had a productive conversation.
The Big Ten Conference and its Back to Competition Working Group, on behalf of the Council of Presidents and Chancellors of the Big Ten (COP/C), are exhausting all resources for students-athletes to return to the game they love, at the right time, in the safest and healthiest way possible.”
Starting until the end of the month to suit the other Power Five meetings would be problematic for the Big Ten.The groups reduced education within weeks of the announcement of the postponement.for contactless box exercises.
The ACC and Big 12 will begin their season next week.SEC’s opening Saturday is September 26.
Pac-12, the other Power Five convention not betting on soccer this fall, was not discussed through Trump or in the Big Ten statement. The Pac-12 followed the movements of the Big Ten. Your resolve to prevent gambling in the fall came here. hours after the Big Ten was announced.
Mountain West and Mid-American meetings also canceled the fall season.
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