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I can’t say I’m surprised, I didn’t think the Big 10 would go a whole season without football.  It’s way too much money.   Here are the details: Less than…

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA – OCTOBER 19: Penn State fans watch during a whole stadium White Out during the Michigan Wolverines vs. the Penn State Nittany Lions on October 19, 2019 at Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA. (Photo by Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

I can't say I'm surprised, I didn't think the Big 10 would go a whole season without football.  It's way too much money.

Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference changed course Wednesday and said it plans to begin its season the Oct. 23-24 weekend. Each team will have an eight-game schedule.

The Big Ten said its Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously Tuesday to restart sports. The vote last month was 11-3 to postpone, with Ohio State, Iowa and Nebraska voting against.

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