After the White House reached out, Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren and President Trump had a phone conversation about how the league could return to playing college football as soon as possible.
Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren had a telephone call with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, after a White House representative reached out about having discussions concerning how the conference can return to playing college football as soon as possible. While talking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Tuesday, Trump said the call with Warren was “very productive.” “I think it was very productive about getting [the] Big Ten playing again and immediately,” Trump said. “Let’s see what happens. He’s a great guy. It’s a great conference, tremendous teams. We’re pushing very hard…. I think they want to play, and the fans want to see it, and the players have a lot at stake, including possibly playing in the NFL. You have a lot of great players in that conference. “We had a very good conversation, very productive, and maybe we’ll be very nicely surprised. They had it closed up, and I think they’d like to see it open, along with a lot of other football that’s being played right now.” In an earlier Tweet on Tuesday, Trump indicated the Big Ten’s plans to return were at the “one yard line!” A Big Ten official said there was still a lot of work to do and emphasized that the league’s presidents and chancellors would have to approve any plans.
