ROANOKE, Va. There will be no Big Ten football this fall. The conference made the announcement, that effects all fall sports, on Tuesday afternoon. The fall sports included in this announcement are mens and womens cross country, field hockey, football, mens and womens soccer, and womens volleyball. The Big Ten Conference said its continuing to evaluate a number of options regarding these sports, including the possibility of competition in the spring. In making this decision, the Big Ten cited ongoing health and safety concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Big Ten released its 10-game conference-only football schedule beginning as early as Labor Day weekend but cautioned Wednesday there is no certainty games will be played. We're gathering medical information daily, we're communicating with all of our constituents in the Big Ten and communicating with student-athletes. This will not be a straight line this year.Under the revised schedule, teams will play conference opponents they originally were set to meet and will have one additional cross-division game. The regular season starts the weekend of Sept. 5 and runs through Nov. 21. The conference will allow teams to begin preseason practices Friday, or earlier if a team's season begins before Sept. 5.