The Big Ten finally kicks off its 2020 season on Friday night—71 days after punting on fall football because of the pandemic and 35 days after reversing course under heated criticism and presidential concern. The late start is a blessing and a curse for one of college football’s most prominent conferences. The delay has given the conference a chance to learn from the mistakes made by its collegiate counterparts, who have clumsily navigated a tangle of Covid-19 outbreaks, depleted rosters and postponed games to make it this...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 23, 2020 11:03 UTC