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Big Ten Football: Post-Spring 2026 Power Rankings

Thanks to three consecutive national championships, the Big Ten has bragging rights over the rest of college football entering the 2026 season. With Indiana, Oregon, and Ohio State each likely ...

ACC coaches, athletic directors in support of 24-team College Football Playoff expansion model

An ACC endorsement of the 24-team CFP would side with the Big Ten and Big 12 while putting major pressure on the SEC in ...

Projecting win totals for each Big Ten Football team in 2026

The Big Ten is loaded top to bottom in 2026, and with so many tough matchups across the conference, where will each team land ...

Of the Big Ten’s 8 new quarterback starters, 6 transfers showed up to spring football with the job in hand

There will be 8 new starting quarterbacks in the Big Ten this fall, and 6 will be experienced transfers who arrived at their new schools this spring with jobs all but locked up.

Which Big Ten teams can win it all in the next five years? Here’s what fans think

Big Ten fans may talk a big game, but when pressed on their teams' College Football Playoff outlook, self-awareness takes ...

Has the Big Ten overtaken the SEC? Football players from both leagues weigh in on the raging debate

The Big Ten has a strong case for superiority with three straight national titles, but what do the players think?
Sports Illustrated

From Death Row to Cakewalk — Wisconsin Football Could Have the Big Ten's Easiest Schedule in 2026

From murderers' row to a cakewalk? Wisconsin football had arguably the toughest schedule in the nation last season. It faced four teams that competed in the College Football Playoff, all on the ...