Big Ten officials are debunking earlier reports that a 12-2 vote was held to cancel the fall sports season after a range of outlets reported the Power Five Conference was set to join the MAC in not playing for the rest of the year. The now-debunked report led to some controversy and opposition from some athletics officials within the Big Ten, including Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh who came out against the supposed decision.
The SEC has made no announcement on changing their plans to start play September 26th, and neither has the Sun Belt Conference, where Cajuns coach Billy Napier says they’ve received no indication their games have been canceled, so until they do its just business as usual.
The Pelicans are officially out of playoff contention in Orlando.
Assuming the college season isn’t just canceled plans are still in place for ULM to play LA Tech in football for the first time since 2000 for a contest at Independence Stadium in Shreveport. The game comes as both teams were scrambling to fill replace their previously scheduled games against SEC opponents. La Tech Athletics Director Tommy McClelland calls it a great opportunity.
The two teams are less than an hour away from each other along the I-20, and ULM AD Scott McDonald says he knows fans are getting excited.
Tech leads the series 30-13. Neither AD would commit to this being anything other than a onetime reinstatement of the series.