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Big Ten Suspends Activities Until At Least May 4 Because Of Coronavirus

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The Big Ten won’t be starting activities again anytime soon because of coronavirus.

The conference announced Friday that the earliest teams will be allowed to do anything is May 4 because of the coronavirus pandemic. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)

The move comes after sports have been shut down across the country. While we might have been hoping for an April return, that clearly won’t happen.

 

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This is such a frustrating situation to be in. It’s incredibly frustrating, and there’s really no other way to describe it.

It feels like our sports have been stolen from us, and there’s absolutely nothing we can do about it. Coronavirus declared war on the world, and sports was one of the first victims.

 

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This also isn’t a good sign for the college football season. The further the return date gets pushed back, then the less likely it is the season happens as planned.

At some point, the athletes need to go through spring (likely summer) ball, and right now, we have no light at the end of the tunnel.

 

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Let’s all keep doing our part to win this war, and let’s do what we can to ensure the football season happens.

Trust me, folks. Isolation will have been worth it once we’re back to drinking beers in the fall!