When (if?) Big Ten announces plan to play football, 1st option is to play 8 games in 9 weeks, starting Oct. 16-17, sources told @Stadium. B1G title game would be Dec. 19, day before @CFBPlayoff final rankings. If can’t start Oct. 16-17, B1G would push back to following weekend

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) September 15, 2020