2016 Big Ten Media Days: Five things to know from Harbaugh to Iowa

Please, Big Ten, save us. As host of the last Power Five media days, you owe us that much. To this point, these preseason get-togethers have pretty much devolved into public shaming (Nick Saban on Paul Finebaum), scandal ( Baylor Bears ), expansion (Big 12) and — yippee! — a new conference network (ACC). Either these leagues have done a bad job of marketing themselves or maybe this is the way of the college football world these days. It’s up to you, Big Ten. Let’s talk some actual football this week. You have Jim Harbaugh in his second season at Michigan Wolverines , Urban Meyer in his fifth at Ohio State Buckeyes . You have a potential Heisman Trophy winner in J.T. Barrett . You have an NFL coach returning “home” to Illinois Fighting Illini . You have one hell of a conference. Do a good job telling us about itwhen your media days kick off Monday at Chicago’s Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. Here are five things to watch for at the Big Ten Media Days. 1. The circus comes to town: For pure entertainment value, the best idea might be to follow Harbaugh around for a couple of days…

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