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September 8, 2020 Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren Big Ten Conference 5440 Park Place Rosemont, IL 60018 Commissioner Warren: We would like to express our desire for the Big Ten Conference to reconsider the decision to cancel the football season. After hearing from many concerned students, parents and coaches, we have been encouraged to convey our support for their wishes and our responsibility to defend the students’ long-term academic and career interests. Recent actions taken by other conferences across the country to start football and other fall sports have placed the Big Ten, its members and students at a disadvantage. These athletes are losing a vital part of student life and are becoming less marketable to future employers with each passing week. Additionally, our local universities stand to lose hundreds of millions of dollars that support vital student scholarships. This is even more frustrating when we think of how our Big Ten athletic programs are leading the way by providing outstanding health and safety protocols. All of that unprecedented planning and teamwork was an unmitigated success, and yet somehow the conference has decided to cast it aside anyway. Just last month, under your leadership, the Big Ten released updated and enhanced testing, quarantine and isolation policies. Our coaches and players should be given a chance to make them work. After all, this region is home to some of the world’s leading institutions of higher learning, scientific research and medicine, and we are confident that they can continue to safeguard the health and safety of our student athletes. The support among players, parents, coaches and fans is overwhelming. Therefore, we respectfully ask that you take their concerns to heart and work with the leadership at our universities to allow sports to continue safely this fall. Sincerely, Speaker Lee Chatfield Senate Leader Mike Shirkey Michigan Michigan Speaker Pat Grassley Seante Leader Jack Whitver Iowa Iowa House Republican Leader Kurt Daudt Senate Leader Paul Gazelka Minnesota Minnesota Senate Leader Matt Huffman Speaker Bryan Cutler Ohio Pennsylvania Speaker Robin Vos Senate Leader Scott Fitzgerald Wisconsin Wisconsin Cc: Big Ten Council of Presidents & Chancellors.

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