Big Ten football opens season with facing familiar challenges

Over the weekend, the Big Ten merged into a college football season that’s reeling from the impact of Covid-19. Florida temporarily shut down its SEC program last week amid a flurry of positive tests and its game with LSU was postponed along with Missouri-Vanderbilt. The preeminent college coach, Alabama’s Nick Saban, was set to coach from home after he tested positive for the virus. As many as 30 games have been postponed or canceled as of last week. The Big Ten’s revised decision to play…