Ohio State’s Garrett Wilson catches a touchdown pass against Cincinnati on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. The Big Ten and Pac-12, home to schools like Ohio State University and the University of Oregon, joined smaller conferences this week that have put off a return to play this season due to the coronavirus pandemic. David Jablonski / Staff
Credit: David Jablonski/Staff
Credit: David Jablonski/Staff
The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced it will make a decision in mid-September about winter sports like basketball, as those athletes begin practicing as early as next month.
COVID-19 has killed more than 172,000 people in the U.S. and total cases top 5.5 million. The reopening of schools and resumption of sports fuels fear the disease will surge in the fall.
“As time progressed and after hours of discussion with our Big Ten Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Big Ten Sports Medicine Committee, it became abundantly clear that there…
