The latest Inside The Fort brings you 2,500 words of significant buzz surrounding the 2020 college football season, and what it may look like for Michigan and the rest of the Big Ten.
We also share what we're hearing on Michigan football's young offensive line and their preparedness for replacing four starters on the frontline, as well as other players that are ascending on the depth chart by getting themselves ready during at-home isolation.
In basketball, head coach Juwan Howard is making moves on the recruiting trail with elite 2021 prospects and is increasingly getting in the mix for top 2022 targets.
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There’s still optimism that there will be a season in some form, but still a question as to how it will look, how much travel will be allowed, etc. We noted a few weeks back that the Washington game was in serious jeopardy (and to be clear, no decision had been made on that this spring or anytime sooner) … we can now say it’s highly unlikely, at best, that the Wolverines will travel to Seattle.
Sources as close to it as possible have said schools are scrambling to find more regional schools to play, in fact — the MAC schools will be in high demand in the Midwest if they aren’t traveling, and many believe they won’t be — and the bigger programs like Notre Dame want their games played at home. It wouldn’t stun some if most if not all of their games are played in Notre Dame Stadium this year.
That’s because even the Big Ten is exploring a more regional Big Ten slate this year in response to COVID concerns. That would mean teams playing those closest to them regionally, for example (which they already do in some respect due to the East/West Divisions) but limiting long trips for crossover games.
Adjusting the schedule is just one of many options on the table, but it’s looking more and more as though it’s headed this way. Keep in mind, it’s subject to change based on what happens over the next several weeks, but the conference is looking to make an early to mid-July decision on what’s going to transpire.
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