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It was a day to forget for the bottom half of the Big Ten

It was a day to forget for the bottom half of the Big Ten

Saturday was not a day for the Big Ten to champion the depth of the conference. Sure, Penn State got a convincing road win over Auburn and Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin did what they were supposed to do against overmatched opponents. But the teams below them in the conference pecking order didn’t cover themselves in glory. We’ll start in Lincoln, where Nebraska gave up 49 points to Oklahoma in its first game after Scott Frost’s firing. Interim coach Mickey Joseph’s tenure started… Source link

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Big Ten media deal, Chicken Big Mac & more

Big Ten media deal, Chicken Big Mac & more

Subscribe to The College Football Enquirer What was widely reported last week is now official. The Big Ten announced a new media rights deal with Fox, CBS & NBC worth a reported $7 billion that will air its three marquee games on the broadcast networks at the 12pm, 3:30pm and 7:30pm window, respectively. Dan Wetzel is joined as always by SI’s Pat Forde & Ross Dellenger to break down what this huge contract means for the future of conference realignment, the College Football Playoff, the… Source link

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom demands explanation for UCLA’s move to Big Ten

California Gov. Gavin Newsom demands explanation for UCLA’s move to Big Ten

Gavin Newsom wants an explanation. The California governor, who spoke at the UC Board of Regents meeting in San Francisco on Wednesday, demanded that UCLA give a public explanation about how its move to the Big Ten Conference will benefit student-athletes and the school’s partnership with UC Berkeley. “The first duty of every public university is to the people — especially students,” Newsom said, via the Los Angeles Times. “UCLA must clearly explain to the public how this deal will improve… Source link

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No automatic bids for College Football Playoff? Greg Sankey sends message that should terrify anyone not in SEC, Big Ten

No automatic bids for College Football Playoff? Greg Sankey sends message that should terrify anyone not in SEC, Big Ten

Back in January, on the day when two of his schools (Georgia and Alabama) would again compete for the national championship, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey made a final pitch for the establishment of a new College Football Playoff. It featured 12 teams. The field would be made up of six guaranteed bids to the top six conference champions, plus six more selected by a committee. The top four champs would receive a first-round bye. The opening-round games would be played on the campus of the… Source link

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In the wake of USC and UCLA moving to the Big Ten, here is what every league in college football should do

In the wake of USC and UCLA moving to the Big Ten, here is what every league in college football should do

Just about everyone in college football spent their Fourth of July weekend talking, texting and sitting through meetings about what will happen next in conference realignment and what, if anything, each school and league can do to either protect or maximize itself going forward. The move revealed Thursday that USC and UCLA will join the Big Ten and thus decimate the Pac-12 has led to panic and confusion. What six months ago was a Power Five with a lucrative, fair playoff plan on the table is… Source link

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