Big Ten Conference

Less than a year ago, when conference realignment began to shift significantly, few could have imagined that Texas A&M’s decision to bolt the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference would eventually lead to Virginia Commonwealth’s move to the Atlantic 10. Full Article at The New York Times

The Big 12 and the Southeastern conferences have announced a deal that will pit their football regular-season champions against each other in a New Year's Day bowl game for five years beginning in 2014, positioning themselves for the expected switch to a Full Article at The New York Times

Chalk this up as a great idea that may never happen. The Big 12 and Southeastern Conference announced an agreement to have its champions meet if both are not part of the expected four-team playoff that will likely determine college football's national ch Full Article at USA Today

CHICAGO (AP) – How about a national championship game in Detroit? Or Minneapolis? What about Boston or New York? Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany says, "I think the championship game in any scenario is going to be independently bid." Big Ten Commissioner Full Article at USA Today

CHICAGO (AP) — Big Ten administrators could see a national championship game being played in cities that aren't necessarily traditional hosts. Big Ten officials came out this week in favor of having bowl games host an expected four-team playoff, preferri Full Article at The New York Times

"My opinion," he told USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday, "is college athletics would be well served by some period of smooth water and not all of the angst and disorganization that goes with moves from one league to another." That said, Florida State is churni Full Article at USA Today

CHICAGO - After a morning session at their annual meeting, the Big Ten athletic directors are closing in on their recommendation for a college football playoff plan - and it includes bowl sites instead of home sites for the semifinals, some consideration Full Article at USA Today

The Virginia Tech men’s basketball hasn’t had much success over the years in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, but the Hokies will face the one opponent they’ve been able to beat when the 2012 version of the event tips off next season. Virginia Tech will face I Full Article at The Washington Post

AUSTIN – They coexist, but how? Texas President William Powers believes financial disparity could cause a split in Division I football. Texas President William Powers believes financial disparity could cause a split in Division I football. Texas poured a Full Article at USA Today

Virginia’s Tony Bennett got his start in college coaching working under his father, Dick, at Wisconsin more than a decade ago. Next season, Bennett will finally have a homecoming of sorts. The Cavaliers will travel to Madison, Wis. , on Nov. 28 to play th Full Article at The Washington Post

Maryland will visit Northwestern on Nov. 27 in this year’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge, ESPN announced Monday. The Wildcats finished 19-14 last season and advanced to the second round of the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Washington. Northw Full Article at The Washington Post

College basketball fans are salivating over some of the (likely top-25) matchups coming their way during this year's Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The schedule came out Monday morning. Here's the full slate of games: To report corrections and clarifications, co Full Article at USA Today

In the 2010-11 season, the average attendance at a Division I men's basketball game was 5,237, compared to 5,190 this past season. With the addition of three more Division I teams and nearly 200 more games, overall attendance increased to 32,781,399, a g Full Article at USA Today

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany, who has floated ideas for how a four-team college football playoff should be set up, said Wednesday that any new format shouldn't include a team that doesn't win its division. Big Ten Commissioner Full Article at USA Today

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany, who has floated ideas for how a four-team college football playoff should be set up, said Wednesday that any new format shouldn't include a team that doesn't win its division. "I don't have a lot of rega Full Article at USA Today

The ACC and ESPN announced Wednesday that they have extended their exclusive multi-platform coverage agreement through the 2026-27 season to reflect the league’s upcoming additions of Pittsburgh and Syracuse, and it will bring each of the conference’s sc Full Article at The Washington Post

The last time Purdue won the Big Ten Conference regular-season baseball title, William Howard Taft had just been elected president, the majors' Black Sox scandal was 10 years away and the automobile was a rich man's novelty. Right-hander Nick Wittgren, p Full Article at USA Today

It seems the Kentucky (or former Kentucky) basketball players get as much of a kick out of their autograph sessions as the fans do. This is a great one. Remember Davis' poster that Kentucky gave out to fans? (Very Jordan-esque, by the way.) Some very cle Full Article at USA Today

The Washington Redskins on Saturday signed fifth-round draft pick Adam Gettis, the team announced. Gettis, whom the team selected out of Iowa , signed his contract a day after the team inked seventh-rounders Jordan Bernstine and Richard Crawford , who we Full Article at The Washington Post