Pac-12, Big Ten postpone football; Big 12 on the fence | LIVE UPDATES on Power 5 conferences – NJ.com

UPDATE (4:18 p.m.): The Big 12 is on the fence about the 2020 season.

UPDATE (4:02 p.m.): The Pac-12 is canceling its 2020 football season.

UPDATE (3:38 p.m.): The Pac-12 may be ready to follow the Big Tens lead.

UPDATE (2:49 p.m.): The Big Ten decided to postpone the 2020 college football season.

UPDATE (2:46 p.m.): SIs Pat Forde reports the Big Ten may cancel college football in 2020, with the hopes of playing in spring of 2021.

Another one bites the dust.

UMass on Tuesday became the third school to say it will not play college football in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Last week, UConn, which like UMass plays football as an independent, became the first bowl-eligible school to cancel its season. The Athletic reported Monday Old Dominion was joining the list. The Monarchs play in Conference USA, which announced last week it plans to play all conference games as scheduled, according to CBS Sports.

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The Mid-American Conference, which shares a large geographic footprint with the Big Ten and some of whose member schools are considered academic and athletic peers, became the first Football Bowl Subdivision conference to postpone its season, making the decision official on Saturday. ESPN reported Monday the Mountain West Conference also was postponing its season.

Heres where things stand with the Power Five conferences.

Big Ten: Widely rumored to be ready to cancel or postpone the season. Conference presidents are meeting Tuesday morning. The Big Ten previously announced it will play a 10-game, conference-only schedule in 2020.

Pac-12: Also expected to cancel the season. The Pac-12 CEO group, which is made up of a president or chancellor from each of the 12 universities, will have a meeting Tuesday. The Pac-12 previously announced it will play a 10-game, conference only schedule in 2020.

SEC: Commissioner Greg Sankey said Tuesday that our medical advisory group has said, Yes, we can continue to go forward. Should that advice change, that would certainly be a stopping point. The SEC previously announced it will play a 10-game, conference only schedule in 2020.

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Big 12: ESPN reports the conference is on the fence regarding the 2020 season, and that league officials will meet on Tuesday, starting with the athletic directors, followed by the conferences board of directors. The Big 12 previously announced it will play a 10-game schedule in 2020, with nine conference games and one non-conference game.

ACC: ESPN reports the conferences presidents and chancellors are expected to meet Wednesday to discuss options. The ACC previously announced it will play an 11-game schedule, with 10 conference games and one non-conference game. It also announced Notre Dame will participate as a conference member in 2020.

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