Like most aspects of daily life altered by the COVID-19 pandemic, those excited to spend their Saturdays watching Ohio State University football in the Horseshoe will have to find a new hobby this fall. That’s because on Aug. 11 – after creating a revised and shortened schedule – the Big Ten Conference opted to postpone the 2020 fall football season. The silence heard around the stadiums of the Big Ten was deafening. The loss of millions of dollars on game-day Saturday across the conference would have a ripple effect for all other sports. After all, football pays the way for most other sports. If there is a silver lining, the conference left the door open to possibly play the season in spring 2021. And there’s still an outside chance a season could be played earlier. The Milwaukee Sentinel reported Aug. 18 the conference is contemplating a revised schedule that would start…
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