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Big 12 says it will play 2020 football season this fall, despite Big Ten and Pac-12 postponements - CBS News
Aug 12, 2020 53 secs

The Big 12 board of directors voted Tuesday night to allow their schools to go ahead with the 2020 fall season, the conference announced Wednesday.

The conference also released its 2020 football schedule.

Bowlsby said the conference would be implementing "enhanced testing," consisting of three tests per week for football and any other "high contact sports." He also said players who do test positive and recover will receive proper cardiac care, due to emerging evidence that even those with mild cases of COVID-19 may suffer from heart damage.

The Big 12 conference schedule will begin on September 26, which would typically be the fourth week of the football season.

The SEC is now the only Power Five conference to not release a full schedule or postpone its football season.

The conference appears to be leaning strongly in favor of playing, as the commissioner said the conference's medical advisory board said they could proceed with the fall season, according to CBS Sports.

The ACC released its schedule August 6, and one official previously told CBS Sports the conference "absolutely" intends to play the season.

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