The Big Ten is "in the process of evaluating its 2021-22 Forfeiture Policy for conference contests, including whether a contest should automatically be considered a forfeit," according to a conference release Wednesday.

A statement on the 2021-22 Big Ten Conference forfeiture policy https://t.co/ogiF4EVn2l

— Big Ten Conference (@bigten) December 22, 2021

"The health, safety, and well-being of our student-athletes and our campus communities is our top priority," the statement from Big Ten Conference Chief Medical Officer James Borchers reads. "We will continue to work diligently and collaboratively with the Big Ten Conference Administrators Council, Chancellors and Presidents, the Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases, and the Sports Medicine Committee to determine next steps.”