Six days after releasing a fall football schedule, the Big Ten announced it wouldn’t have a season.That was three weeks ago and there has been plenty of blowback since, especially from Nebraska. A group of eight Huskers football players filed a lawsuit claiming the Big Ten’s decision was invalid.On this episode of SportsBeat KC, The Star’s daily sports podcast, Omaha World-Herald columnist Tom Shatel joins host Blair Kerkhoff in breaking down a stretch so wild that both presidential candidates have become involved. Why? The Big Ten footprint includes such election battleground states as Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa and Pennsylvania.Notice the candidates haven’t said much about the Pac-12 shutting down for the fall.Shatel discusses why Nebraska isn’t playing nice with the Big Ten and why some playing options for this academic year are better than others.Story links:Tom Shatel: Omaha World-HeraldNebraska fully committed to Big Ten. So no rogue football schedule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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