The Big Ten is playing football this fall. What changed? It all came down to updated medical reports. Those who provided that report take ESPN inside the meeting with Big Ten presidents that changed everything.
With the Big Ten entering the fray, Ohio State jumps into the top two immediately, and three other Big Ten schools make it in. But the SEC still reigns over the top 25.
The full Big Ten football schedule is out, and this is everything you need to know, breaking down the biggest games for each team in the conference.
Minnesota wide receiver Rashod Bateman, Mel Kiper's No. 10 overall prospect for the 2021 NFL draft, has re-enrolled in school and hopes for an NCAA waiver to allow him to play this season. Bateman opted out last month over COVID-19 concerns.
In case you haven't heard, the Big Ten is returning. Here are the early storylines worth watching.
In a sport whose champions have been defined by gray areas -- split titles, computer formulas and dubious retroactive claims -- this season could be more hotly contested than any, now that the Big Ten is returning.
Jason & Sarah discuss the return of Big Ten football & talk to two players about the decision. Plus, who should get most of the blame for the Clippers’ collapse & why aren’t the Nuggets getting more love? Nick Friedell joins #HiFraand & talks Conference Final match-ups, plus Jason & Sarah argue about whether bands should play songs differently live or stick to the album version. And: The Demon Spawn of Jeff Passan.
After initially canceling its fall college football season, the Big Ten announced the conference will resume play starting the weekend of Oct. 24.
David Pollack and Kevin Negandhi kick off the podcast with Adam Rittenberg after the breaking news of the Big Ten playing an eight-game season starting October 24. The guys get into how rapid testing was the game changer in the conference’s decision, the lack of flexibility with the shortened timeline of the season and if players will consider opting back in. Then, Pollack and Negandhi discuss how the Big Ten screwed this whole thing up, why the Pac-12 is even more behind in college football, how the conference stacks up behind Ohio State and D’Eriq King looking ready to scare ACC defenses.
After declaring the conference would sit out this fall in football, the Big Ten had a change of heart. Here's how it all unfolded.
Teams, players and coaches share their excitement on the October return of Big Ten football.
The Big Ten's presidents and chancellors did not vote Sunday on whether to start the fall football season after hearing updated medical information and other presentations on a potential return to play, sources told ESPN.
The medical subcommittee of the Big Ten return to competition task force met with eight presidents and chancellors of conference universities, and a revote on when to start the fall football season could possibly take place Sunday, sources told ESPN.
The Big Ten medical subcommittee will present new testing programs Saturday to a subcommittee of conference presidents and chancellors, outlining options that weren't available last month when the Big Ten postponed the 2020 season, sources told ESPN.
Political leaders from six states sent a letter Tuesday to Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren and the league's presidents and chancellors, urging the conference to reconsider its postponement of the 2020 football season.
No, the Big Ten and Pac-12 are not playing college football this fall. (We think.) Yes, their players -- plus those who opted out -- are included here. Why? To give a full sense of what we're missing this season. Let the debates begin.
Minnesota has reached a $500,000 settlement with the woman who said she was gang raped by several Gophers football players in 2016, according to documents obtained by the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
A group of Big Ten football parent associations on Wednesday sent an open letter demanding information around the league's decision to postpone the fall football season and a "structured discussion" with first-year commissioner Kevin Warren.
Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons and Oregon tackle Penei Sewell are among 23 preseason All-Americans not slated to play this fall.
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maryland | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michigan State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michigan | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ohio State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penn State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rutgers | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Illinois | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Iowa | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Minnesota | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nebraska | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Northwestern | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Purdue | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wisconsin | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| COACHES |
|---|
| 22 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avante Dickerson | CB | Committed | 86 |
| Athan Kaliakmanis | QB-PP | Committed | 81 |
| Steven Ortiz | CB | Committed | 80 |
| Mar'Keise Irving | RB | Committed | 79 |
| Devon Williams | OLB | Committed | 78 |
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | C. O'Brien | Disney Spirit Award |
| 2006 | M. Spaeth | John Mackey Award |
| 2005 | G. Eslinger | Outland Trophy |
| 2005 | G. Eslinger | Rimington Trophy |
| 1999 | T. Carter | Jim Thorpe Award |
