Candor can be a rare quality at conference media days, where optimism reigns and every program is on the rise. Expect more of the same as Big Ten coaches take the stage Tuesday and Wednesday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Coaches tend to be at their most diplomatic in these settings, though perhaps the hot-button issues of the day — Big Ten expansion, name, image and likeness, and renewed drama in the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry — will bring out their true colors. This offseason, The Athletic spoke to Big Ten insiders, granted anonymity so they could offer their unvarnished thoughts, on what’s ahead for the league in 2022. Some of the reporting was also used in the State of the Program series. The panel included: A Big Ten head coach An assistant coach in the Big Ten West A 2021 Big Ten staffer A 2021 Big Ten analyst A…
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