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The Big Ten has hired its next commissioner. The presidents and chancellors of the Big Ten member schools voted Tuesday to approve Tony Petitti as their new commissioner. The announcement is expected to be made official in the next few days. Big Ten …
UCLA on Wednesday received approval to join the Big Ten in 2024 as they had hoped. But there is one interesting catch. UCLA announced over the summer that they would be joining rival USC in moving from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten. The decision meant …
ESPN has carried Big Ten sports for the last four decades, but that run will soon come to an end. The Big Ten’s current media rights deal is ending in 2023. The conference has been in discussions with various networks who are trying to acquire their …
The Big Ten has had a longtime presence on ESPN, but that could be coming to an end soon. The Big Ten’s media rights deal is ending after 2022-2023. The conference is currently in negotiations with various networks who are trying to acquire …
USC and UCLA are both stalwarts of the Pac-12, but a new report claims both have their eyes on leaving within the next two years. Both schools are reportedly planning to move to the Big Ten as early as 2024, according to Jon Wilner of Pac-12 Hotline. …
The Big Ten has steadily gained a reputation for being a strong regular season basketball conference that does not get it done in the NCAA Tournament. The first two rounds of the 2022 tournament will not do anything to change that perception. Sunday …
We’re through two rounds of the NCAA Tournament and the Sweet 16 is set. Some themes for the tournament have already been established, and they have to do with conferences. The Pac-12 has absolutely shined so far in March, while the Big Ten and …
The Big Ten’s reputation as the best conference in college basketball this season took a serious beating in the first 24 hours of the NCAA Tournament. No. 2 seed Ohio State and No. 4 Purdue both suffered stunning losses on Friday to Oral …
There’s a lot to consider when filling out your NCAA Tournament bracket, but one thing that can help is understanding the relative strengths and weaknesses of the conferences that teams play in. That’s why the Big Ten is so important this …
