Report: Big Ten Conference expected to require player-availability reports for football games

The Big Ten is reportedly considering a major move to how injuries and availability for football players is reported. The league is considering requiring player-availability reports to be released prior to kickoff for league games, Andy Greder of the Pioneer Press reported.

The move, which is still being considered by the Big Ten and has not been enacted, is popular behind-the-scenes, according to The Action Network’s Brett McMurphy. He added that the measure is expected to be approved.

“I’d be shocked if it didn’t pass,” one source said to McMurphy.

McMurphy added that the reports would be required for conference games and would be released two hours prior to kickoff of their respective games.

While these reports wouldn’y be as frequent as NFL injury reports — which come out through the week — it’d be a major step forward for a college conference in terms of transparency and clarity around player health and availability on game day. It’s unclear how in-depth the reports would be beyond a basic available/unavailable designation.

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