Big Ten football: 3 reasons returning this fall is a good move

Big Ten football will be coming back on Oct. 23. Here are three reasons why this was a good decision by the conference.

After possibly the longest, strangest offseason in the history of the sport, Big Ten football is finally returning after all 14 institutions voted unanimously on Wednesday to play this fall. The key to this decision appears to be the availability of daily testing along with enhanced cardiac screening to help ensure player safety and make better decisions as to whether games should be played.

As a result, the Big Ten now has some of the country’s most stringent medical protocols including a Chief Infection Officer who will oversee the data collection and positivity rate thresholds which will determine whether teams can continue to engage in football activities.

Of course, this decision was always going to be controversial given that the Big Ten would revert its course after previously postponing football until Spring. While many fans will cheer the return of the sport, others remain critical that the conference buckled under pressure at the expense of safety.

However, these recent advancements in science could finally be the answer everybody has been looking for.

Here are three reasons why the Big Ten likely made the right decision.