CLOSE Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks runs the ball against Reggie Pearson #2 of the Wisconsin Badgers during the first quarter in the Rose Bowl game presented by Northwestern Mutual at Rose Bowl on January 01, 2020 in Pasadena, California. (Photo: Sean M. Haffey, Getty Images) In the moment, Rob Mullens and Gene Smith probably didn’t give much thought to the standard force majeure clause included in the contract they signed Oct. 12, 2012. The Oregon and Ohio State athletic directors finalized the high-profile future home-and-home football series the week after the second-ranked Ducks walloped Washington 52-21 en route to a 12-1 finish in Chip Kelly’s final season and the Buckeyes blasted Nebraska 63-38 on the way to a perfect 12-0 finish to Urban Meyer’s first season. Nearly eight years later, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has turned out to be the “unforeseen catastrophe” the force majeure clause was…
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