Oct 5, 2019; Ames, IA, USA; Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Brock Purdy (15) scores a touchdown against the TCU Horned Frogs at Jack Trice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports
Talk about a wild 98ish hours.
That’s how long it has been since Stadium’s Brett McMurphy reported the Mid-American Conference would be canceling its fall football season on Saturday and the entire college sports landscape went into emergency protocol.
At that moment, the cancellation of FBS football felt inevitable.
98 hours and three more conference cancellations, including two members of the Power 5, later and what felt like college football’s version of DEFCON 1 has been decreased back to DEFCON 2 or 3… for now.
The culmination of that process came Wednesday morning when the Big 12 released its revised schedule of conference games and reiterated its intent to keep pushing towards games starting next month along with the SEC and ACC.
The Power 5 is now a...
