The Big Ten made a bold move two weeks ago when it canceled non-conference competition for all fall sports, including the 2020 football season, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. At the time, it felt like the first of many dominoes to fall for this year’s college football season. That notion was reinforced when the Pac-12 followed suit one day later and also canceled non-conference games for its fall sports. With the Big Ten and Pac-12 making that move, it put pressure on the remaining Power 5 conferences to do the same. But as of this writing, the ACC, Big 12 and SEC are still planning to play non-conference games. Alabama, which was scheduled to open its 2020 season against USC at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, is now searching for a replacement since the Pac-12 banned non-league play. “The opportunities will be there,” SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said when the cancellations were announced.…
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