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Major US College Football Conference Will Attempt to Play in October

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   In a reversal of its decision to cancel its 2020 U.S. college football
   schedule due the COVID-19 pandemic, the Big Ten Athletic Conference on
   Wednesday announced plans to resume play in October.

   In a statement posted on its website, the conference said its Council
   of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously to resume the football
   season starting the weekend of Oct. 23, 2020. Last month, the
   collection of colleges and universities voted 11-3 to postpone the
   season, with The Ohio State University, University of Iowa and
   University of Nebraska voting against.

   The conference said the emergence of daily rapid-response COVID-19
   testing, not available when university presidents and chancellors
   decided to pull the plug on the season, helped trigger a re-vote. The
   Big Ten said it will begin daily antigen testing of its athletes,
   coaches and staff on Sept. 30.

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