Big Ten teams won't have much flexibility to deal with COVID-19 outbreaks with their new nine-game, nine-week schedule. However, OSU AD Gene Smith said he's "not as concerned" about the lack of wiggle room, and said the College Football Playoff selection committee will have to assume there will be inconsistencies in the number of games played across conferences this season.
DottingTheEyes - Smith not concerned about having no bye weeks, talks CFP criteria
OSU AD Gene Smith says inconsistencies in number of games played will have to be assumed by the CFP committee.
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