Pac-12 Reverses Course, Will Play Football This Fall

Pac-12 Reverses Course, Will Play Football This Fall

By Austin Kim
September 25, 2020

September 25, 2020

After announcing it was postponing the fall sports season, the Pac-12 conference reversed course and will allow its football teams to play this fall.

SHOW TRANSCRIPT

The Pac-12 is backtracking on its decision to postpone its college football season to early 2021. So what changed? Newsy's Austin Kim looks at the conference's reversal.

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