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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.
Penn State appears to be trying to emulate that formula this year.
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.
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INTERESTING QUOTE: P.J. Fleck had on this year's Big Ten Media Days being in Vegas, and how it helps the Gophers build a relationship with their donors. "Viva Las Vegas, baby! I absolutely love this city, so this is great for us to be here. What I love about this is, bringing…
LAS VEGAS — In a city known for its glitz, glamour and bright lights, Michigan football will be under the microscope this week at Big Ten Media Days.
Petitti is advocating for a more 'NFL-style' playoff, where play-in games keep CFP hopes alive for more teams late into the season
With the college football season creeping closer, Big Ten Network has released its list of play-by-play announcers, analysts and studio panels for the year.
Penn State HC James Franklin joins Colin Cowherd to discuss what makes Drew Allar a special talent and how the Big Ten is in the "same conversation" as the SEC.
In a recent ranking of Big Ten venues, USA Today’s Paul Myerberg slotted the Rose Bowl in at 17th out of 18 stadiums in the conference. The home of the UCLA Bruins plays host to the annual Rose Bowl game, and has hosted it 111 times. Myerberg makes an important distinction between the game itself and the building which hosts it.