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The Big Ten Football Media Days provided insight on what to expect heading into the 2025 college football season. The USC Trojans and coach Lincoln Riley took t
The Sun-Times spoke with current and former Big Ten coaches, players and analysts about Bret Bielema, Luke Altmyer and whether or not this playoff talk is warranted.
There is no bigger presence in college football analytics than Bill Connelly and his SP+ ratings, and last week Bill produced his 2025 Big Ten season preview. While Bill is a sharp analyst with plenty of valuable insights and opinions,
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FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul on MSNP.J. Fleck names Drake Lindsey 2025 QB at Big Ten Media DaysGophers football coach P.J. Fleck named redshirt freshman Drake Lindsey his starting quarterback for the 2025 season this week at Big Ten Media Days.
Commissioner Tony Petitti said his goal with the Big Ten is to weave successful elements from the pro ranks into a landscape that is distinct to college, but also changing with athlete compensation and other areas.
Petitti is advocating for a more 'NFL-style' playoff, where play-in games keep CFP hopes alive for more teams late into the season
Penn State's James Franklin is the newest Big Ten head coach to call out the lack of uniformity with the number of in-conference games in college football.
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Every summer, coaches from across college football gather for their respective conference’s media days and are asked a myriad of questions about the upcoming season. Key losses from last year’s roster,
With talks of College Football Playoff expansion, a holding pattern continues formation between the Big Ten and other Power 4 conferences. The Big Ten wants four automatic bids in its proposal, while the SEC, ACC and Big 12 are fine moving forward with five auto-bids and the rest at-large if the 12-team field moves to 14 or 16 in the future.
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.
Tim Pernetti said Friday he believes his conference has teams capable of competing in the 12-team playoff — which could get expanded to 16 — and winning the national championship.