His new role will also include developing practices and procedures as well as serving as a conference spokesperson to communicate health and medical matters to people outside the league. “It is an honor to be named chief medical officer for the Big Ten Conference, which has long been a leader in collegiate athletics,” Borchers said in a news release from the league. “This will be a tremendous opportunity to collaborate with the talented medical professionals within the conference and across all levels of college and professional sports as we continue to provide a best-in-class environment of health, safety and wellness for our nearly 10,000 student-athletes.” Last year, Borchers co-chaired a Big Ten medical committee that worked on developing plans for Big Ten football and other sports to return to the field after the conference’s chancellors and presidents voted to postpone the season in August. He was widely credited for helping…
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