Sports world reacts to Big Ten canceling college football season amid COVID-19 pandemic

By Jesse Reed

·Updated: August 10, 2020

Another domino has fallen as the 2020 college football season appears to be doomed.

The Big Ten followed in the MAC’s footsteps Monday, reportedly canceling the football season after 12 of the 14 Presidents in the conference voted against playing in 2020.

Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press shared the devastating news:

Sources: Big Ten cancels football season; no games for Michigan, Michigan State in 2020 https://t.co/ir96jXjCE1 via @freep @reporterdavidj @ByChrisThomas
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) August 10, 2020

The amount of money that is being lost in college football this year is staggering. The impact of this decision will be felt for years to come on many levels.

The Detroit Free Press reporting Big Ten has officially canceled its fall season. A monumental move that will have
a far reaching impact on college football. https://t.co/8v8S85QfDB
— John Talty (@JTalty) August 10, 2020

As such, the reactions on Twitter to this huge news were passionate and varied.

Strongest news report yet about the seemingly inevitable and impending demise of college football in 2020 https://t.co/LWHKCUpia0
— Michael Lev (@MichaelJLev) August 10, 2020

This is heartbreaking. https://t.co/AS1ZSt7qgR
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) August 10, 2020

The Big Ten calling it a day is unsurprising, although the timing certainly is. Didn't they just release a schedule like a half-hour ago? What the hell has changed since then?
— kyle meinke (@kmeinke) August 10, 2020

As expected, the Big Ten pulls the plug. The conference continues to work to rally others to join them, as we reported yesterday.

Pac-12 could be the next shoe. Its presidents are scheduled to meet Tuesday. https://t.co/zdDyGHLjT6
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) August 10, 2020

Maybe the Big Ten player demand letter, which included no mention of economic demands or unionizing, changed their thoughts on the season.
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) August 10, 2020

https://twitter.com/SDS/status/1292849062727888897

Alright this is pretty funny 😂 pic.twitter.com/DcS6Duxa3k
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) August 10, 2020