Trump lauds Big 10, says CDC 'confused' on vaccine

President Donald Trump congratulated Big Ten Conference which anunced Wednesday it will give fall college football a shot after all.

Big Ten reversed a decision to delay season to spring after pushback from lawmakers, coaches and parents and President Trump.

Speaking to reporters at a White House news conference, Trump thanked players and coaches "for working along," saying "y wanted it very badly."

Trump also called on PAC-12 to also "open up" and start playing. Pac-12 followed Big Ten in postponing, but was far more detailed in its explanation and had more obvious hurdles to clear. Half Pac-12 schools are still operating under statewide restrictions  that make it impossible for teams to practice.

president also said Centers for Diease Control and Prevention director, Dr. Robert Redfield was "confused" when he told lawmakers earlier Wednesday that a COVID vaccine would t be broadly available until spring or summer of 2021.

Trump said Redfield "made a mistake when he said that. It's just incorrect information," and insisted again that U.S. could be ready to start distributing a vaccine next month.

"We're ready to go immediately as vaccine is anunced and it could be anunced in October, could be anunced a little bit after October. But once we go, we're ready," Trump said.