After months of speculation and debate, college football is now confronted with the practicalities of the calendar – will they or won’t they be playing this fall? To the strong objection of some of the game’s most prominent coaches, rumors began circulating on Monday that the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences will be postponing their seasons until the spring. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh released a statement pleading with officials to base their decision on facts – not feelings, citing statistics