Big Ten's Warren: COVID Decision Brought Death Threats

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Big Ten Conference commissioner Kevin Warren said Tuesday he received death threats in the wake of the conference’s initial decision to forgo the 2020 football season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Warren made the revelation in an interview with Sports Illustrated's Pat Forde and Richard Johnson at the Big Ten's media day in Indianapolis. The commissioner told SI he avoided driving because the Big Ten offices in suburban Chicago didn’t have a secure parking lot at the time, and he reasoned it wouldn’t be difficult for someone with ill intentions to tamper with his car.

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