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The Indiana Daily Student

Big Ten officials to discuss canceling all of their games

Postponements, cancellations to be considered today

In light of Tuesday's tragedies, Big Ten athletics directors and commissioner Jim Delany is scheduled to call a conference at noon today to discuss the week's schedule of sporting events.\nIU athletics director Michael McNeely could not be reached. His secretary said he wouldn't comment on the possibility of cancelling any events until after today's conference call.\nSome teams across the country have already postponed games for the upcoming week. Both the Penn State-Virginia and North Carolina State-Ohio football games were canceled for Thursday night. Plans are for the N.C. State vs. Ohio game to be rescheduled for Nov. 24. The Penn St. game at Virginia is still up in the air. \n"The game is postponed in wake of the tragic events in the United States today," Brian Siegrist, assistant sports information director at Penn State said. "Officials from both universities are in discussions and hope to come up with a reschedule date sometime in the next 24 hours"

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