CBSSports.com followed up with the fall out from the Big Ten's previous announcement.
The Big Ten made a difficult decision Thursday when it announced that it would play a conference-only football schedule in 2020 -- if it plays the season at all -- amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Needless to say, that decision has reverberated throughout the Power FIve and the FBS as a whole.
Not only have 42 Big Ten nonconference games now been canceled, other major conferences are now facing the same decision the Big Ten made. So where do the Power Five conferences stand? Let's take a look at what we know as the leagues all figure out exactly what they are going to do this season.
SEC: The SEC had no comment on its future plans when reached by CBS Sports. Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk did tell reporters Thursday that a potential conference-only schedule could be decided upon by late July. It's unclear if that time frame has been accelerated after the Big Ten's announcement.
ACC: The ACC is considering a conference-game only schedule, according to The Athletic's Bruce Feldman. It also plans to work independent Notre Dame into the scheduling format due to its existing affiliation with the conference in football. However, the ACC has not yet come to any formal decision.
Big 12: The Big 12 has not made an announcement about its plans as of Thursday afternoon and appears to be taking the same wait-and-see approach as the SEC. Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said "no" when asked by the Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson whether any scheduling announcement was coming soon.
Pac-12: The Pac-12 will reportedly move to conference-only games for the 2020 season with an announcement expected in the coming days, according to Auerbach.. That would be an obvious decision considering Michigan-Washington in Week 1 and Oregon-Ohio State in Week 2 are two of the biggest nonconference games originally scheduled during the 2020 season.