If commissioner Tony Petitti’s 4-4-2-2-1 format is adopted, the league could add two games alongside its title matchup for broadcast partners.

Penn State appears to be trying to emulate that formula this year.

Although football receives the vast majority of attention, the Big Ten schedule has little flexibility because of the TV contracts with Fox, CBS and NBC that will pay the conference approximately $1 billion over seven years. The 9 a.m. kickoffs for West Coast teams playing in the Eastern Time Zone aren’t going away.

With the college football season creeping closer, Big Ten Network has released its list of play-by-play announcers, analysts and studio panels for the year.

LAS VEGAS — In a city known for its glitz, glamour and bright lights, Michigan football will be under the microscope this week at Big Ten Media Days.

Petitti is advocating for a more 'NFL-style' playoff, where play-in games keep CFP hopes alive for more teams late into the season

In a recent ranking of Big Ten venues, USA Today’s Paul Myerberg slotted the Rose Bowl in at 17th out of 18 stadiums in the conference. The home of the UCLA Bruins plays host to the annual Rose Bowl game, and has hosted it 111 times. Myerberg makes an important distinction between the game itself and the building which hosts it.