Big 10 Football is Back
Well the Big 10 is finally back. It’s been 35 long days since the Conference put a hold on playing sports due to Covid-19, but the votes are in and they are back!
The Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors (COP/C) adopted significant medical protocols and has voted unanimously to resume the football season starting the weekend of October 23-24, 2020: https://t.co/b5yHShGb1D
— Big Ten Conference (@bigten) September 16, 2020
What will the Football season look like? Each team will play 8 games in 8 weeks, starting on October 24th. The 8-week schedule, barring any sort of set back, will end before Dec. 20th Selection Day, in hopes that any team has a chance to be part of the College Football Playoffs.
A couple other things to note: Any player who tests positive for Covid must be quarantined for 21-days before returning to the field. If the teams positivity rate goes beyond 5% the team must halt any sort of practice or competition for seven days at the least, if teams positivity rate is between 2%-5% they must proceed with caution and enhance Covid protections.
Every Big Ten school can conduct cardiac MRI screenings for myocarditis, one of the main reasons why these conferences put a hold on returning to competition.
Daily rapid testing will begin on Sept. 30th on all campuses. Test results must be completed and recorded prior to each practice or game.
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