UM inside sources say Washington and Ark State definitely off the schedule, remainder will be regional

Very interesting article by Michael Spath over at SI. He's evidently been in touch with some inside sources at UM. It sounds like while football is expected to happen at UM, the schedule will not proceed as currently planned, and there are potentially significant changes across the Big Ten.

The whole article is worth the read, as he got input from both the athletic and faculty perspectives, but here's his summary of his key takeaways:

 I expect Michigan to play football this fall. 

• I expect that U-M will play fewer than the 12 games on its schedule and that the trip to Washington and the Arkansas State game will be either canceled outright or replaced by Mid-American Conference opponents. 

• I expect Michigan to play at least one home-and-home and potentially two or more with other Big Ten teams, most likely Michigan State, Indiana and Ohio State. I expect Notre Dame to be a very real possibility as a fill-in game because of the location and access via buses. 

• I expect that if Michigan holds in-person classes student-athletes will be required to attend them just like normal students, however, I do believe that there will be specific student-athlete dorms on campus, with all the fall sports teams (including upperclassmen) to live in the dorms. 

• I expect at least one Big Ten program not to play football this fall and as many as four or five. I think there is a chance for a four-team Big Ten championship bout to be played in December with the teams staying put in one city/hotel all two weeks. 

• I expect the other fall sports, field hockey, golf, soccer and cross country to play but have entirely regional schedules with no flights whatsoever. I'm not sure about volleyball. 

• I don't expect fans to be in attendance at any sporting event that is not football. 

Note: I am posting this from mobile and hoping the formatting isn't awful. If it is, I apologise in advance.