B1G open to alliances for scheduling, bowls
The sting from the collapse of the short-lived Big Ten/Pac-12 scheduling alliance isn’t totally gone for Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, but his desire to form partnerships with other conferences hasn’t wavered. Delany told ESPN.com on Monday that the Big Ten continues to explore possible affiliations with other leagues, both for bowl games and non-league scheduling. The Big Ten will be increasing its conference schedules to nine or 10 games, reducing the number of nonconference games by one or two per season.
What to watch in the Big Ten: Week 2
Ten items to track Saturday as Week 2 of Big Ten action gets under way. 1. West Coast swing: The Big Ten-Pac-12 scheduling alliance fell apart this summer, but three matchups between the…
Plenty of B1G, Pac-12 matchups still on tap
The termination of the Big Ten-Pac-12 scheduling alliance on Friday was a major disappointment, but it doesn’t drive a wedge between the two leagues. Just the opposite, in fact. While the enticing possibility…
Pac-12 teams balking at B1G alliance?
The BCS presidential oversight committee is meeting today in Washington to decide on a future playoff system in college football. What comes out of that meeting could also impact the future of the…
Michigan to get early start on Pac-12 series
The Big Ten/Pac-12 football series isn’t scheduled to begin until 2017, but the all-sports agreement between the leagues has some schools already thinking about lining up some future football matchups. Michigan is in…
Ohio State cancels home-and-home series with Georgia for 2020-2021 seasons
Ohio State canceled a home-and-home football series with Georgia this past month, due to conflicts caused by a Big Ten/Pac-12 scheduling partnership. The home-and-home series was set to occur during the 2020 and 2021 seasons, though neither team had a contract for the games in place. Instead, there was a mutual agreement to try to
Big Ten, Pac-12 pact moving forward
CHICAGO — Despite a few speed bumps, the Big Ten/Pac-12 scheduling partnership is “a go,” Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany told his league’s athletic directors this week. The details are still being worked…
Big Ten Football: Rose Bowl Idea Isn’t Outdated, It’s Just Bad
University of Georgia president Michael Adams had some strong words about the Big Ten and Pac-12′s plan to keep the Rose Bowl as a postseason for every Big Ten/Pac-12 champion, even if they’re…
Poll: Rose Bowl’s role in playoff plan?
Even when the Big Ten reads the tea leaves and sees a college football playoff is inevitable, the league, along with its partner, the Pac-12, still finds a way to tick off most…
WolverineNation links: Boost for recruiting?
Michael Rothstein writes: Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon sees only positives for the Wolverines in the new scheduling partnership with the Pac-12. Tom VanHaaren writes: The Big Ten-Pac-12 scheduling agreement will likely have…
