The first domino in what could be the sequence of events that leads to the cancellation of the fall college football season fell on Tuesday as the Big Ten conference announced that it would postpone all fall sports.

This means that football in the Big Ten conference will not take place, meaning that some of the country’s biggest programs like Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State will not play in Fall 2020.

The Big Ten, one of the “Power Five” conferences in college football along with the Big 12, the Pac-12, the SEC, and the ACC, became the first of this powerful group of conferences to announce that football would not take place this fall.

While other conferences have expressed mixed feelings about possibly playing this fall in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit the United States particularly hard, the Big Ten became the first conference to make a decision one way or the other.

Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren stated, “It became abundantly clear that there was too much uncertainty regarding potential medical risks to allow our student-athletes to compete this fall.”

Now, it appears that other conferences may be pressured into taking the same step to protect student-athletes’ safety and postponing the 2020 football season until the situation is safer.

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One of the nation’s premier college conferences is preparing for a drastic change for its teams which will affect their schedules greatly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Big 10, which is the college sports home of some of the nation’s biggest athletic schools, like Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State, is planning to have its teams only play their in-conference schedules for fall sports. This is, of course, if college sports even take place in the fall, a possibility which is not 100% certain considering the current situation in the United States.

The sports which this change would impact include cross country, field hockey, soccer, volleyball, and most notably, football. This means that planned encounters such as Oregon-Ohio State and Washington-Michigan won’t take place if sports are allowed to go forward.

The reasoning for the conference’s decision is to reduce travel for schools and also allow for greater cooperation and flexibility, something which the conference values greatly given the fluid situation.

It’s clear that sports and their schedules will have to be adapted in the near future due to the pandemic, but the Big 10’s Wednesday announcement is unprecedented and will have far-reaching effects for programs both within the conference and outside of it.

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The NCAA, the governing body of collegiate sports in the United States, was forced to cancel the spring sports season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that is affecting the globe.

Due to this decision, the organization has decided to grant an extra year of eligibility to all athletes playing a spring sport, making them eligible to play for one extra season.

Several sports were affected due to the NCAA’s decision to cut short their athletic year. The extra year of eligibility will be applied for student-athletes competing in the following spring sports: baseball, softball, tennis, golf, outdoor track and field, lacrosse, rowing, men’s volleyball, beach volleyball, and women’s water polo.

Despite the NCAA’s decision to be flexible with the student-athletes participating in spring sports, those who play winter sports such as men’s and women’s basketball will not be able to ask for a waiver for another year to play. This decision disappointed some winter athletes who were unable to take part in their sports’ postseason tournaments.

In any case, with this news, senior athletes will be able to return and compete for another year in their sport if they so choose, news that will certainly be welcome for the many student-athletes who saw what looked to be their final season of college sports canceled.

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The NCAA Selection Committee revealed the bracket for the 2019 Men’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday evening.

This 68-team, single elimination tournament will decide the champion of Division 1 NCAA Men’s Basketball for the 2018-19 season.

The Final Four and the championship game will take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota in April this season.

Duke is the overall #1 seed in the tournament and faces a bracket in the East Region that includes strong teams such as Michigan State and LSU. Their team, led by Zion Williamson, is the presumptive favorite to win the region and the tournament.

In the West region, Gonzaga is the #1 seed after a 30-5 season. They won’t have an easy go of it, however, with Texas Tech, Florida State, and Michigan standing in the way.

Virginia is the top dog in the South region after an excellent regular season. They won’t have an easy go of it, however, especially if they face off with #2 seed Tennessee. Many expected the Vols to be a #1 seed after a historical year.

Finally, in the Midwest, North Carolina reigns as the #1 seed. We could potentially see an epic showdown between them and #2 seed Kentucky in the Elite Eight if they progress as expected.

March Madness begins with play-in games on Tuesday, March 19.

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The first domino in what could be the sequence of events that leads to the cancellation of the fall college football season fell on Tuesday as the Big Ten conference announced that it would postpone all fall sports.

This means that football in the Big Ten conference will not take place, meaning that some of the country’s biggest programs like Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State will not play in Fall 2020.

The Big Ten, one of the “Power Five” conferences in college football along with the Big 12, the Pac-12, the SEC, and the ACC, became the first of this powerful group of conferences to announce that football would not take place this fall.

While other conferences have expressed mixed feelings about possibly playing this fall in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit the United States particularly hard, the Big Ten became the first conference to make a decision one way or the other.

Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren stated, “It became abundantly clear that there was too much uncertainty regarding potential medical risks to allow our student-athletes to compete this fall.”

Now, it appears that other conferences may be pressured into taking the same step to protect student-athletes’ safety and postponing the 2020 football season until the situation is safer.

The post Big Ten Announces Cancellation of 2020 Fall Football Season appeared first on SportzBonanza.

One of the nation’s premier college conferences is preparing for a drastic change for its teams which will affect their schedules greatly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Big 10, which is the college sports home of some of the nation’s biggest athletic schools, like Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State, is planning to have its teams only play their in-conference schedules for fall sports. This is, of course, if college sports even take place in the fall, a possibility which is not 100% certain considering the current situation in the United States.

The sports which this change would impact include cross country, field hockey, soccer, volleyball, and most notably, football. This means that planned encounters such as Oregon-Ohio State and Washington-Michigan won’t take place if sports are allowed to go forward.

The reasoning for the conference’s decision is to reduce travel for schools and also allow for greater cooperation and flexibility, something which the conference values greatly given the fluid situation.

It’s clear that sports and their schedules will have to be adapted in the near future due to the pandemic, but the Big 10’s Wednesday announcement is unprecedented and will have far-reaching effects for programs both within the conference and outside of it.

The post Big 10 Introduces Conference-only Sports Schedules for this Fall appeared first on SportzBonanza.

The NCAA, the governing body of collegiate sports in the United States, was forced to cancel the spring sports season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that is affecting the globe.

Due to this decision, the organization has decided to grant an extra year of eligibility to all athletes playing a spring sport, making them eligible to play for one extra season.

Several sports were affected due to the NCAA’s decision to cut short their athletic year. The extra year of eligibility will be applied for student-athletes competing in the following spring sports: baseball, softball, tennis, golf, outdoor track and field, lacrosse, rowing, men’s volleyball, beach volleyball, and women’s water polo.

Despite the NCAA’s decision to be flexible with the student-athletes participating in spring sports, those who play winter sports such as men’s and women’s basketball will not be able to ask for a waiver for another year to play. This decision disappointed some winter athletes who were unable to take part in their sports’ postseason tournaments.

In any case, with this news, senior athletes will be able to return and compete for another year in their sport if they so choose, news that will certainly be welcome for the many student-athletes who saw what looked to be their final season of college sports canceled.

The post NCAA to Grant Extra Year of Eligibility to Student-Athletes Playing Spring Sports appeared first on SportzBonanza.

The NCAA Selection Committee revealed the bracket for the 2019 Men’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday evening.

This 68-team, single elimination tournament will decide the champion of Division 1 NCAA Men’s Basketball for the 2018-19 season.

The Final Four and the championship game will take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota in April this season.

Duke is the overall #1 seed in the tournament and faces a bracket in the East Region that includes strong teams such as Michigan State and LSU. Their team, led by Zion Williamson, is the presumptive favorite to win the region and the tournament.

In the West region, Gonzaga is the #1 seed after a 30-5 season. They won’t have an easy go of it, however, with Texas Tech, Florida State, and Michigan standing in the way.

Virginia is the top dog in the South region after an excellent regular season. They won’t have an easy go of it, however, especially if they face off with #2 seed Tennessee. Many expected the Vols to be a #1 seed after a historical year.

Finally, in the Midwest, North Carolina reigns as the #1 seed. We could potentially see an epic showdown between them and #2 seed Kentucky in the Elite Eight if they progress as expected.

March Madness begins with play-in games on Tuesday, March 19.

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