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USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSNJulian Sayin, Andrew Babalola headline latest Big Ten football news
Heading over to Columbus, Ohio State head football coach Ryan Day announced on Monday that redshirt freshman Julian Sayin will serve as the starting quarterback for the No. 2 Buckeyes when the program opens the season against No. 1 Texas. Day explained his decision to pick Sayin over redshirt sophomore quarterback Lincoln Kienholz.
The Big Ten's radical idea to expand the College Football Playoff from 12 to 28 teams is already off to a rocky start, according to industry sources who spoke to CBS Sports on the condition of anonymity.
Can Penn State make it three consecutive national titles for the Big Ten? Here's what to expect in the conference.
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USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSNIowa football gives Big Ten depth in CBS' College Football Conference Power Rankings
The Big Ten is arguably the deepest conference in college football with programs like Iowa helping bolster the conference's reputation.
It's been a great time to be in the Big Ten these last few years. While the conference has long been the leader in the race to accrue television revenue thanks to the transfer portal and NIL era, we've seen those financial advantages pay off on the field.
Phil Simms will return to NBC Sports for three Big Ten football games as an analyst on Peacock this season, the network plans to announce on Tuesday. Simms, an NFL game analyst for NBC from 1995-98, is scheduled for Western Illinois at Illinois on Aug. 29 and Miami of Ohio at Rutgers on Sept. 6.
Can any program go loss-less this college football season? The odds say that a few teams not located in Austin, Texas have the best chance.
Much has been made of the Hoosiers' schedule. It appears to be tougher than last year's CFP team, but can they get back there? Here are the challenges in the way.