Big Ten, Tony Petitti and college football playoff
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If commissioner Tony Petitti’s 4-4-2-2-1 format is adopted, the league could add two games alongside its title matchup for broadcast partners.
Petitti is advocating for a more 'NFL-style' playoff, where play-in games keep CFP hopes alive for more teams late into the season
Although football receives the vast majority of attention, the Big Ten schedule has little flexibility because of the TV contracts with Fox, CBS and NBC that will pay the conference approximately $1 billion over seven years. The 9 a.m. kickoffs for West Coast teams playing in the Eastern Time Zone aren’t going away.
Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti made headlines a few days ago when ESPN's Dan Wetzel broke news that Petitti sent a letter to the NCAA headquarters saying he
Both conferences are on board for further expansion from a 12-team format to 16 teams starting with the 2026 season, but they deviate from there — with self-interest at the center of it all. Imagine that.
At the Big Ten's first-ever media day in Nevada on Tuesday, a portion of commissioner Tony Petitti's opening address suggested College Football Playoff odds are stacked against his conference. "It's really simple math,
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Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti sent a letter to the NCAA Committee on Infractions (COI) arguing that Michigan should not be punished any further as a result of the NCAA's investigation into an alleged sign-stealing scheme orchestrated by former Michigan staffer Connor Stalions,
Big Ten Conference commissioner Tony Petitti sent a letter to the NCAA Committee on Infractions suggesting Michigan’s football program should not face more sanctions stemming from a sign-stealing scheme,