"This is a very fluid situation," he said. This time, Steinbrecher says the Big Ten's move was "not as coordinated" with other conferences, unlike the basketball tournaments. And when the Big Ten decided to shut down the remainder of athletics for the academic year, the NCAA followed closely soon after.Įach time the Big Ten moved, the MAC was caught in the chain reaction. Shortly thereafter, the NCAA tournaments were canceled. On March 12, the Power Five conferences all canceled their men's and women's basketball tournaments. In late May, CMU's athletic department cut men's indoor and outdoor track and field to save $620,000 annually. "We are committed to a model that prioritizes the health and safety of student-athletes, coaches, staff and guests." "Central Michigan athletics continues to work with the Mid-American Conference and member institutions on scheduling parameters for all 2020 fall sports," Alford's tweet said. He did not respond to a request for further comment. In a statement on Twitter, CMU athletic director Michael Alford gave no indication of rescheduling games against Nebraska and Northwestern with just less than two months until the football season begins. We'll gather that, step back and contemplate how do we react or what does this mean for how we want to proceed." "I sent out an email earlier in the week after talking with everyone, kind of where they're at, and now we're starting to get new information. "Let's collect as much information," Steinbrecher said. Its ACC slate includes road games at Boston College, Clemson and Pitt and a home game for Western Michigan against Syracuse. MAC teams were expected to travel for Big Ten competitions against Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State (twice) and Penn State. That would wipe out four more non-conference games for the MAC. Shortly after the Big Ten's announcement, there were reports of the ACC following suit, although the conference has yet to confirm.
Steinbrecher wouldn't elaborate whether he thought the upcoming season will take place, but he wants people to know he's "mindful of what's going on" and will be "prepared to react" as necessary. "We'll now have to step back and contemplate what that means for us." "They are very valuable," Steinbrecher said. In the 2018-19 fiscal year, CMU's $1.15 million in football guarantees was 33.8% of the team's revenue, while ticket sales were just 16.9%. Teams in the Group of Five - FBS-level teams from the AAC, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West and Sun Belt conferences - depend on game guarantees from Power Five conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC) to keep their athletic departments from crumbling, even though the matchups typically result in a loss. "We know everybody is examining all sorts of things, but I did not expect this decision quite so soon."
Wake Forest in Charlotte, ABCġ0 p.m. - USC at Cal, FOX Sports 1 FCS Football Playoffsġ p.m. - Southeastern Louisiana at James Madisonġ p.m. - Kennesaw State at East Tennessee StateĢ p.m. - Incarnate Word at Sam Houston StateĢ:30 p.m. - Southern Illinois at North Dakota StateĨ p.m."Our interest was in playing a full schedule," Steinbrecher said. Iowa in Indianapolis, FOXħ p.m. - ACC Championship Game: Pitt vs. Alabama in Atlanta, CBSģ p.m. - AAC Championship Game: Houston at Cincinnati, ABCģ p.m. - SWAC Championship Game: Prairie View A&M at Jackson State, ESPN2ħ p.m. - Big Ten Championship Game: Michigan vs. Kent State in Detroit, ESPNĢ p.m. - Mountain West Championship Game: Utah State at San Diego State, FOXĢ:30 p.m. - Sun Belt Championship Game: Appalachian State at Louisiana, ESPNģ p.m. - SEC Championship Game: Georgia vs. Baylor in Arlington, Texas, ABCġ1 a.m. - MAC Championship Game: Northern Illinois vs. Utah in Las Vegas, ABCġ1 a.m. - Big 12 Championship Game: Oklahoma State vs.
Here's a look at this week's college football TV schedule: College football Championship Week TV scheduleĦ p.m. - Conference USA Championship Game: Western Kentucky at UT San Antonio, CBS Sports Networkħ p.m. - PAC-12 Championship Game: Oregon vs. In all, 11 conference title games (including the SWAC title game between Prairie View and Jackson State) will be contested on Friday and Saturday. The Irish, without Brian Kelly, will be rooting for Baylor, Georgia, Houston and Iowa this weekend. It's time to figure out who is the top four in this year's College Football Playoff.Īll four SHOULD be playing this weekend, unless upsets bring Notre Dame into play. View Gallery: College football: Best photos from Week 13 of the 2021 season