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Ohio State not exploring options for fall football

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Ohio State will not be exploring any options about playing football this fall as they are focusing on a potenteial spring season.

After it was announced that The Big Ten Conference was canceling fall sports many held out hope that their favorite school would explore any and all options to still play in the fall. This included Ohio State, but this is not an option being considered. Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith informed ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg of the decision.

Staging a fall football season would have been difficult. The amount of people involved is so much larger than the other sports that are currently taking place. The NBA, NHL, MLS, and WNBA have all played in a bubble format and they have experienced very little issues. MLB on the other hand has not gone smoothly, with entire teams being shut down and players violating protocols without realizing the impact it could have on their teammates. Football would require a setup similar to baseball and that simply is not realistic. The size of the production combined with the nearly infinite external independent variables in the equation makes it nearly impossible to play a fall season safely.

The best bet for college football is to wait until the spring and hope, truly hope that things are significantly better in regards to COVID-19. If not, the next time college football can safely be played may be the fall of 2021.

Big Ten Conference announces conference only play

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The Big Ten Conference will only play inside their own conference for fall sports for this upcoming season. 

This comes after The Ivy League announced that they will not be playing any sports before January 1, 2021 at the absolute earliest. With The Ivy League and The Big Ten’s plans now in place it is only a matter of time before other conferences follow. Once those conferences do follow it will lead to one very important question. 

Why even play at all?

It is obvious that nobody is certain that the circumstances will be safe and limiting play to within the conference is a just the first step in what could result in a canceled season. Schools traveling to other states with difference mandates and protocols is just a disaster waiting to happen. What is not acceptable in one state is in another and that will create problems.

It is understandable that conferences would prefer to not go from planning to play to completely canceling everything. This is a process that is done in phases and this seems to be phase one of many. Although it does seem like the writing is on the wall and cancelation is inevitable. The possibly of playing any season this fall and making sure that it is safe is impossible. 

The sooner you prepare yourself mentally that the sports you’re missing will be delayed even further the better off you’ll be.