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Big Ten, Pac-12 Bail on Fall Football

AP Top 25 College Football Podcast

English - August 13, 2020 00:34 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 178 ratings
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On a grim day for college football, the Big Ten and Pac-12 decided to cancel their fall football seasons and attempt to play in the spring. Neither conference felt it was best to move forward with the pandemic still running hot around the country, especially in Pac-12 territory. ESPN’s Rece Davis joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about the depressing news, and how the pandemic has exposed the fractures and weaknesses of college football. The Big Ten has seemed unsteady in the crisis while the Pac-12, often ridiculed, has appeared more unified with a cohesive message. Why are the SEC, ACC and Big 12 still marching forward and is playing two football seasons in a calendar year, one spring and one fall, doable?