The Big Ten announced its decision Tuesday to postpone fall sports. Minutes after, the Pac-12 made the decision to postpone its season as well.
With two of the Power Five conferences not playing, the entire college football season is up in the air. The SEC, ACC and Big 12 still have plans to have their conference-only seasons, but there are a number of players, coaches and teams that college football fans will miss watching dearly.
The No. 7 player we will miss watching most this year from the Big Ten and Pac-12 is Minnesota junior wide receiver Rashod Bateman.
Bateman was the best receiver for the Gophers last season. In his first two years with the Gophers, he caught 111 passes for 1,923 yards and 17 touchdowns. Bateman is eighth all-time on Minnesota’s career receiving yards list and is tied for fifth in touchdown receptions.
Bateman would have a serious shot at becoming Minnesota’s all-time leader in receptions, yards and touchdowns if he were playing this season. Instead, he will likely head to the 2021 NFL draft after two seasons of outstanding Big Ten play. ESPN’s Todd McShay has Bateman going seventh overall in this years’ mock draft.
