No issue with the Big Ten Presidents deciding not to play Fall Sports (football included). They received guidance from their medical experts and the decision was made based on the information at that point in time.
With the Virus gaining steam on college campuses across the nation where some schools are sending dorm students home, I find it ironic that a school would consider a football player a hardship status, thus, can remain on campus to continue to play football. Other students are not permitted to live on campus, much less gather for activities, thus, the same treatment should also apply to student athletes.
We'll see if these schools playing football get through a season and play all their games.
Where the Big Ten has fallen down is in their communications. There's way too much bad rumors, speculation and false stories which leads the average meatball head college football fan to come to incorrect conclusions and pass it on. That's on Commissioner Warren and hopefully in the future he'll get better at building consensus, tightening any leaks, whether accurate or inaccurate, and overall more timely communications.
The rest of it is just an inconsequential side show (i.e. player petitions and lawsuits, a few parents showing up to an empty Big Ten headquarters to protest). The same player that files a lawsuit to play would also file a lawsuit if he came down with a severe case of the Virus, due to a football related activity, and it damaged his career.
