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Big Ten to cancel fall college football season

FILE - In this June 4, 2019, file photo, Minnesota Vikings chief operating officer Kevin Warren talks to reporters after being named Big Ten Conference Commissioner during a news conference in Rosemont, Ill. After the Power Five conference commissioners met Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, to discuss mounting concern about whether a college football season can be played in a pandemic, players took to social media to urge leaders to let them play.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) — FILE - In this June 4, 2019, file photo, Minnesota Vikings chief operating officer Kevin Warren talks to reporters after being named Big Ten Conference Commissioner during a news conference in Rosemont, Ill. After the Power Five conference commissioners met … FILE - In this June 4, … more >

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By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times - Tuesday, August 11, 2020

The Big Ten Conference will cancel its fall season and attempt to play college football in the spring, according to multiple reports.

The Big Ten, which includes the University of Maryland, is the first of the Power 5 conferences to cancel football due to the coronavirus pandemic.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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