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Update: 5:10 p.m.
**PSU basketball scheduling item. The school has confirmed that this game will be Dec. 8.
Sources: Virginia Tech will host Penn State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) October 29, 2020
Update: 4:24 p.m.
Ryan Day's full comment of support for Nebraska finding another opponent to play this weekend after its game against Wisconsin was canceled: pic.twitter.com/enh3pqjEpH
— Joey Kaufman (@joeyrkaufman) October 29, 2020
.@pat_fry5 took some time this week to reflect on his record breaking performance against Indiana https://t.co/m6GaW9JTgw
— Collegian Football (@psufootblog) October 29, 2020
Update: 1:55 p.m.
A few updates from Ohio St. coach Ryan Day:
-WR Chris Olave had a "good, strong week of practice." OSU releases availability report Friday
-PSU's combo of Shaka Toney/Jayson Oweh is "as good a pair of defensive ends as we've seen in a while"
-OSU rented entire hotel for the trip— Mark Wogenrich (@MarkWogenrich) October 29, 2020
Day says Ohio State will test everyone for COVID Saturday morning for Saturday night's game. Given limited travel squads (74 players) Day said the possibility of a key player testing positive is "terrifying."
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) October 29, 2020
Update: 10:35 a.m.
**Well, that was interesting for about 20 minutes.
It appears the Big Ten has put the kibosh on Nebraska playing this weekend.
The Big Ten apparently wants no part of its members looking to play teams outside the conference, which Nebraska also looked into doing and was rebuked when the conference initially decided to postpone the season in early August.
The 15-minute news cylce is already over. No game Saturday. The Big Ten COP/C voted "no" per the Chattanooga Times Free Press. https://t.co/plfeUd3S45
— Sean Callahan (@Sean_Callahan) October 29, 2020
Update: 10:25 a.m.
**It looks like Nebraska is going to try and play a non-conference game this weekend against Chattanooga. Since the Huskers can’t play Wisconsin because of a COVID outbreak within the Badgers, this makes sense.
However, will the Big Ten allow this?
And if so, will it set a precedent if future Big Ten games are canceled because of an outbreak with one team.
Chattanooga Times Free Press: UTC close to finalizing matchup against Nebraska for this weekend according to multiple sources.https://t.co/BUwF8HWefS
— Sean Callahan (@Sean_Callahan) October 29, 2020
