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Ranking the Big Ten Football Head Coaches Entering 2026

Our Stephen Vilardo ranks all 18 Big Ten Football Head Coaches ahead of the upcoming 2026 season, with Indiana's Curt Cignetti on top.

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How the Pac-12 Went From Near Extinction to a New Beginning

What looked like the end of one of college sports’ most storied conferences has become one of its most remarkable comeback stories.

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McLaughlin: Big Ten, SEC ‘Protect’ Act Changes Realistic?

The Big Ten and SEC have released another statement regarding the 'Protect College Sports Act' and what they want to change.

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10 Teams From West Most Likely to Make the 2026 Playoff

Stephen Vilardo explains why these 10 teams have a reasonable chance of landing in the 2026 College Football Playoff.

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Pat Forde: Congress Is Coming for the SEC and Big Ten’s College Sports Empire

The Protect College Sports Act reflects mounting frustration with the Power 2’s dominance and could force them to consider drastic next steps.

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Best 2026 College Football Games Each Week in the West

Our Dane Miller selects the top college football contests in the West for all 13 weeks, with honorable mention selections.

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Connect Four: Big Ten Favored to Win College Football National Title Over SEC

Kalshi is favoring the Big Ten to win the college football National Championship over the SEC.

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The Protect College Sports Act Trades NCAA Chaos for Federal Overreach

Everything in the bipartisan bill to “save” the NCAA, how the law would work, and whether it can pass Congress

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SEC vs Big Ten: Kalshi College Football Championship Market Led by Texas and Ohio State

The SEC and Big Ten have won a combined 10 of the last 12 college football National Championships. Texas opens as the outright favorite to win the 2027 National Championship at Kalshi.

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Where the Big Ten Stands on College Sports’ Major Issues

In a stark change, the league has been proactive instead of reactive to external narratives from its position of power.

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Conference Titles for Teams in West Since Realignment

A breakdown of championships won across all sports in the Big Ten, Big 12, Mountain West, ACC, and WCC in 2024-25 and 2025-26.

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How a 24-Team CFP Would Have Looked Since the Playoff’s Inception

The Big Ten sorely wants a 24-team playoff. Here’s more on the proposal, including what the bracket would have looked like in each season since the 2014–15 season.

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Inside College Football’s 24-Team CFP Debate Over Expansion, Access and Money

While weighing concerns about regular-season game value and changing the sport’s calendar, commissioners are coalescing around the Big Ten’s push for 24 with the SEC representing the lone—and most important—holdout.

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The Power 4 Conferences Reveal Revenue Figures for 2025: Here’s Where Each Conference Stands

One conference unsurprisingly reigns supreme.

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Big Ten and Tony Petitti Turn Up Pressure on SEC in 24-Team CFP Debate

The commissioner laid out the conference’s clearest argument yet for its preferred playoff format, setting up a looming showdown with the other power player, Greg Sankey.

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Big Ten’s New Swagger Is Reshaping the Future of College Sports

The conference’s championship success has fueled a growing confidence as leaders push to dictate the future of college football and other NCAA matters.

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Projecting Every Big Ten Starting Quarterback Ahead of the 2026 College Football Season

There’s been plenty of turnover among the signal-caller ranks in the sport’s top conference, including at the defending national champions.

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March Madness tournaments will expand to 76 teams each starting next season

The NCAA will expand its March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season

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Duke Men’s Basketball’s Amazon Deal Has Reportedly Made the Big Ten Mad

Seems like it did not take long for the Blue Devils to make enemies.

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The Draft Proves It: The SEC Still Reigns Supreme Over Big Ten in NFL’s Eyes

While the Big Ten dominated the early part of the 2026 draft, after seven rounds it is clear that NFL front offices still believe that the SEC is producing the most talent.

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Football School or Basketball School? The NIL Era Redefines One of the Greatest Questions in College Sports

In the NIL and revenue-sharing era, we answer an important question of several schools.

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What the NFL Draft Says About College Football: The SEC Is No Longer King

For the first time in years, no players from the SEC were selected in the top-five of the draft

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Inside Louisville’s Relentless Push to Keep Pace Amid College Sports’ Spending Spree

Facing mounting deficits and an uncertain future, the Cardinals are pouring millions into football and basketball while pushing for sweeping changes to a broken economic model.

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Michigan gets its moment, then the transfer portal opens and the scramble for 2027 begins

The transfer portal has opened in college basketball, marking a crucial phase for teams aiming for the 2027 title

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It’s the Big Ten’s World. The Rest of College Sports Is Living in It.

Michigan’s run through the men’s NCAA tournament cements the fact that the Big Ten is the dominant league in all of college sports.

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