5 reasons to have Big Ten football played in the spring

DETROIT, MI - DECEMBER 28: A detailed view of the Big Ten logo painted on the field prior to the Quick Lane Bowl between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Central Michigan Chippewas at Ford Field on December 28, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. Minnesota defeated Central Michigan 21-14. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - DECEMBER 28: A detailed view of the Big Ten logo painted on the field prior to the Quick Lane Bowl between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Central Michigan Chippewas at Ford Field on December 28, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. Minnesota defeated Central Michigan 21-14. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/Getty Images)
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WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – NOVEMBER 25: The Big 10 logo is seen on a yard marker during a game between the Purdue Boilermakers and Indiana Hoosiers at Ross-Ade Stadium on November 25, 2017 in West Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue won 31-24. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***

The football world is a little weird right now as many big conferences, including Big Ten football, have started to adjust their schedules for the fall.

The Ivy League was the first conference to make a move when it comes to fall sports. They canceled all of their fall sports due to Covid-19. From there, a few other conferences have adjusted their traditional fall schedules.

One of the conferences to adjust things was the Big Ten. They decided to cancel all non-conference games and go with just a Big Ten schedule for 2020. I am not going to get into the muck of whether it is a good idea or not to do that, but this got me to thinking, could a fall cancelation be next and would they play in the spring?

But here is a legit question; would a spring schedule actually be better for the football world? Let’s take Covid-19 completely out of the scenario. Let’s imagine we are in 2022 and everything is under control. Why not play college football in the spring?

I thought about what the football world would look like with college football being played in the spring. And, honestly, I really like the option. I actually came up with five reasons why it wouldn’t be a bad idea.

Here are five reasons to have Big Ten football played in the spring.