The 2020 college football season was officially in doubt. And then it wasn’t. Or, maybe, it still is.
After rumors circulated over the past few days about an imminent cancellation to the 2020 fall college football season, the Big Ten appeared to be the first Power 5 conference to make that move. According to a report from the USA TODAY Network, Big Ten presidents voted overwhelmingly against playing the 2020 season in the fall. And an official announcement was reportedly expected to come on Tuesday.
With the Big Ten set to cancel the season, the Pac-12 was expected to follow suit. The Big 12, SEC and ACC are still weighing their options. And in response to the reports, players and coaches have started a social media movement in an attempt to save the college football season, tweeting under the #WeWantToPlay hashtag.
But just as the college football world had a few hours to react to reports of the Big Ten’s vote, Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel tweeted that a Big Ten spokesperson denied that a vote had taken place.
So, there was either a 12-2 vote in favor of canceling the season or … there was no vote at all. Why would the Big Ten wait so long to refute the initial report? Everything about it was confusing.
These conflicting reports only led to more confusion to what had already been a dysfunctional day in college football.
So, the wait continues.
