Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren says the league continues to gather health and safety information and other important data as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to shut down sports.
Warren, who took over his duties in January, says the next two to three months of fact-finding will be critical in the near-term future plans of the Big Ten. Warren says a Big Ten task force studying emerging infectious diseases is not only monitoring the situation, but also actively researching for ways to make sure things can get better. He says there are many questions that have to be answered over the next 45-to-60 days to help them craft a plan for this fall, as well as into next year. Warren says he will lean on medical and health experts and let the facts they gather and the research they conduct be the guide to dictate his policy decisions, saying he will not make decisions based on emotions. Warren says the entire goal is to make sure the student-athletes of the Big Ten are safe when they return to classes and activities.
Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren says they began a Emerging Infectious Disease Task Force among Big Ten institutions and it is monitoring closely what is happening
Warren says there are a lot of questions than need to be answered over the next few months and he is doing all he can to find those answers
Warren says he will gather info and hope things sort out over the next two months
Warren says he is getting a full understanding of what is going on with student-athletes working from home
Warren says the decisions will not just be based on the “money” sports
Warren says there are a lot of competitive sports in the Big Ten that many are not all that familiar with
Warren says he has to make sure all Big Ten student-athletes are safe and healthy
Warren says he thinks this adversity puts everyone in a position to be better when things get back to normal, not just the Big Ten, but society in general
