A positive tone and movement toward playing the season continues to head in that direction for the Big Ten in recent days. Now, a report from Outkick adds a specific date that the Midwest conference could start the season to — most importantly — be a part of the College Football Playoff.

The report states that the Big Ten is set to vote on return to play for fall sports as soon as October 17th, the date reportedly set as targeted resumption date for football.

That new vote would come with newly revised medical standards in place following a scheduled Saturday meeting of the Return to Competition Task Force which will provide a new framework and protocol to safely play sports this fall in the Big Ten.

A season beginning on October 17th would allow Big Ten schools to play nine conference games and still stage the Big Ten championship game on December 19th, one day before the College Football Playoff selection committee votes on the four playoff teams on December 20th.

The College Football Playoff selection committee pushed back its dates because of the revised schedule by Power 5 conferences. However, the CFP recently said it would still have a Playoff to include the teams that played this fall, and not add a Playoff for any possible winter or spring season.