The Big Ten has released a revised schedule for the 2020 season. The schedule will include eight-game conference-only schedule. The Big Ten's first game will be on Oct. 24. The conference will also add in a ninth game for all 14 teams during a newly created Big Ten "Champions Week" on Dec. 19.
On Wednesday, the Big Ten Conference announced that they would be going forward with a shortened fall football season after months of back and forth arguing. The season will start on October 24 and will feature eight conference games in eight weeks.
On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump and Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren shared a phone call to discuss a timeline for the possible return of conference athletics in 2020.