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Dan Patrick: Hearing Big 10, Pac-12 will cancel, SEC trying to convince ACC or Big 12 to play

College football conferences are figuring out plans for the fall. Radio host Dan Patrick is hearing some rumors about several decisions to come.

A detail as the LSU Tigers celebrate with the trophy after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs 37-10 to win the SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 07, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

College football has some decisions to make, and we might not see any kind of uniformity among the various conferences. Former Sportscenter anchor and long-time radio host Dan Patrick offered up some choice nuggets on Monday about pending conference decisions.

Patrick heard from a source that the Big Ten and Pac-12 are going to cancel their seasons, and the decision will happen on Tuesday. Patrick is reporting 12 of the 14 Big Ten presidents have voted against having a fall college football season. Additionally, the ACC and Big 12 are on the fence about their decision. Finally, the SEC is trying to get a delay to get teams to join them. Specifically, they’re trying to convince the ACC and/or Big 12 to join them in a fall season.

Patrick used the word cancel, but did not specify about a potential spring season if the Big Ten and/or Pac-12 decided to try and make that work. As Pro Football Talk noted, that could theoretically open the door to a nearly eight-month long college football season split up based on geography. When you have a useless central governing body like the NCAA, this kind of chaos is the result.