Dan Patrick: Big Ten 'Targeting' Football Return October 10th

Dan Patrick has been a source of the Big Ten's directional plans in recent weeks. He was first to report that the conference presidents and chancellors voted to postpone Fall sports -- and thus football -- and also had a source in the conference painting a Thanksgiving return as a "very long shot".

But now, after President Trump and Kevin Warren had a productive phone call, things appear to be shifting again:

Earlier today, President Trump said a return to play was on the "one yard line" while a Big Ten statement was non-committal.

October 10th would be on the very early end -- we'll see if they can figure out the process of the safety procedures and getting the presidents and chancellors to agree to them in order for a return to play at that date.