Ad Disclosure
Following B1G’s conference-only decision, we’ll miss out on these 5 games in 2020
By SDS Staff
Published:
The Big Ten made the surprising announcement Thursday that it would only play conference games in 2020. That, of course, eliminates non-conference foes from the schedule.
Smaller Group of 5 teams rely on big checks from Power 5 teams to help build and grow their programs. Other non-conference games feature Power 5 vs. Power 5 matchups that are essentially College Football Playoff elimination games during the regular season.
Following the Big Ten’s announcement, we’ll miss the following 5 big-time non-conference matchups:
- Michigan at Washington, September 5th
- Ohio State at Oregon, September 12
- Penn State at Virginia Tech, September 12
- Iowa State at Iowa, September 12
- Wisconsin at Notre Dame, October 3
While we cover the SEC here on SDS, we always enjoy primo non-conference matchups. That’s the beauty of college football, and for 2020, those 5 (at least) will be taken away.
The Big Ten hasn’t finalized its 2020 conference schedule yet, and it said those details will be revealed at a later date. The SEC, ACC, Big 12 and Pac-12 haven’t made any official decisions yet, although the ACC and Pac-12 have reportedly been leaning towards a conference-only schedule, too.
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey reacted to the Big Ten’s decision Thursday.
Saturday Down South reports and comments on the news around the Southeastern Conference as well as larger college football topics.
