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With the 2025 season set to begin this coming Saturday with five Week 0 matchups, college football is almost back. As fans settle into an opening week set led by a Big 12 conference matchup featured ranked Kansas State and Iowa State in Ireland, the excitement inside the college football world continues to build. A […]

The changing landscape of college football has revolved around two conferences: the SEC and the Big Ten. Due to those two conferences, the College Football Playoff moved from four to 12 teams, but there has been a holdup in increasing the number of teams since the Big Ten plays nine conference games and the SEC […]

Big Ten officials want to pitch an idea that would expand the College Football Playoff from its current 12 team format to potentially up to 28. The problem is that administrators around the college football landscape aren’t thrilled with the league’s execution. News of the Big Ten’s plan leaked before commissioner Tony Petitti was able […]

At the moment, the Big Ten holds NCAA football’s top prize: the College Football Playoff National Championship trophy. The golden piece of hardware resides in Columbus, Ohio, home of the Ohio State football program. The Buckeyes won the CFP’s first 12-team playoff in January, defeating Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame to capture the title. […]

The college football season is right around the corner, and it is going to be an exciting one in the Big Ten. The conference is loaded with good teams, and there are high expectations after back-to-back national championships. Michigan won it all in 2023, and Ohio State captured the crown last season. There should be […]

Most people would call the SEC the king of college football, but there’s no question that the Big Ten has been right on their heels in recent years. Especially after the recent conference realignment, specifically the addition of Oregon, the Big Ten is loaded with powerhouses that should make for an action-packed 2025 season. Ohio […]

The College Football Playoff Committee has been discussing a possible expansion to change the 12-team format to 16. However, the two biggest conferences in the nation, the Big Ten and SEC, are at odds over one request that would ultimately make the change. Reports indicate that the Big Ten gave the SEC an ultimatum in […]

The College Football Playoff has dominated the discussion around the sport this offseason as talks of expansion and a potential monopoly for the Big Ten and the SEC begin to heat up. The CFP just expanded to 12 teams last season, but more change already seems to be on the horizon. Talks of a 16-team […]

With a stunning shooting performance, the Wisconsin Badgers trounced UCLA in the Big 10 men’s basketball tournament to become the second team to reach the semifinals. Despite the pre-game odds suggesting an even matchup, Wisconsin stars John Tonje and John Blackwell powered the Badgers to a dominant 86-70 win. Wisconsin made 19 three-pointers in the […]

Despite entering the Big 10 men’s basketball tournament as the No. 8 seed, Oregon continues to be one of the hottest teams in the conference. A dominant 72-59 win over Indiana extended the Ducks’ win streak to eight, giving head coach Dana Altman the ultimate confidence in his team peaking at the right time. After […]

Days before the Big Ten tournament, USC women’s basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb issued a challenge to her team. In the following days, the team has responded to her call. They took down the Michigan Wolverines, 82-70 in Saturday’s contest. As a result, they will await the winner of Ohio State and UCLA basketball. There […]

The Purdue Boilermakers entered Friday night’s Big Ten showdown with the UCLA Bruins in the midst of their first four-game losing streak since the 2019-20 season, but Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn, a pair of key holdovers from last season’s National Championship runner-up, weren’t about to let that skid extend to five games. Kaufman-Renn led […]

If it was up to Paul Finebaum, the College Football Playoffs would never include automatic bids. Amid rumors of another potential CFP expansion, Finebaum rejected the idea of the postseason tournament giving the SEC and Big 10 a set number of guaranteed spots. While Finebaum agreed that the two conferences are already historically the two […]

The College Football Playoff expanded to 12 teams this past season, and the games were overall a success. While the first round games were mostly lopsided, we got a great quarterfinal between Texas and Arizona State and one of the best playoff games ever between Penn State and Notre Dame in the semifinals. The CFP […]

Tom Izzo’s status as one of the best college basketball coaches ever has been secure for a very long time. He made three consecutive Final Fours between 1999 and 2001, and has made five more since then. He coached the Michigan State Spartans to their first National Championship in 21 years back in 2000. He’s […]

Big Ten basketball has not been kind to UCLA basketball, and their head coach, Mick Cronin. Many stories have circulated since conference play began. For starters, Cronin called out UCLA basketball’s ‘delusional’ players after a loss against Michigan. Then, when they traveled to play Maryland, they made headlines once again. The head coach was ejected […]

Hello friends, and welcome back to Bracketology at ClutchPoints, where this week in addition to taking a look at an updated set of bracket projections, we’re going to spend a little time asking — but definitely not answering — ten big questions about the Big Ten Conference. Let’s get to it! -So, why are we […]

Penn State head coach James Franklin didn’t mince words about officiating following his team’s 45-37 loss to Oregon in the Big Ten Championship Game. While crediting the Ducks for their performance, Franklin expressed frustration over what he perceived as missed opportunities for officiating reviews and the disparity in penalties. “I don’t want this to come […]

Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning couldn’t hold back his admiration for quarterback Dillon Gabriel after the team’s thrilling 45-37 victory over Penn State in the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday night. Gabriel, who delivered a stellar performance, earned high praise from his coach. “This guy deserves every single thing that comes his way,” […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions are not likely to play in the Big Ten football championship game in a few weeks at Lucas Oil Stadium. But it’s not impossible. Penn State has to contend with the Oregon Ducks, Indiana Hoosiers, and Ohio State Buckeyes either tied or ahead of them in the standings. Oregon is […]

The Big Ten football championship doesn’t normally run through the Northwestern Wildcats, but the Wildcats’ athletic department is doing everything it can to elevate the program to the top of the sport. That includes a reimagined $850 million Ryan Field, which the university released plans for on Monday. Expected to be ready in 2026, the […]

Coming into the 2024 college football season, there were no shortage of games on the Big Ten schedule that one could’ve envisioned as top-5 matchups. Ohio State’s visits to Oregon in early October and then Penn State in early November delivered, but matchups between Michigan and USC, USC and Penn State, and as has been […]

UConn Huskies head coach Dan Hurley may not have mentioned the Big Ten by name during Big East Media Day on Wednesday, but if you read between the lines it’s clear that the back-to-back National Championship winning head coach was taking a not-so-subtle shot at the conference that has been called by many as the […]

Bill Walton’s most notable stops in the NBA may have taken him to Portland and Boston, but make no mistake, Big Red was California through and through. He was born in La Mesa. He played college basketball in Los Angeles. He resided in San Diego until the time of his death this past May. And this […]

When the Penn State football program heads out west for a crucial Big Ten matchup with the USC Trojans on Saturday, it’ll be one of the longest trips a team will need to make all year to play an in-conference road game. The Nittany Lions will travel nearly 2,700 miles from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Los […]

It is hard to believe after 103 seasons of play but USC football is going through some growing pains. Head coach Lincoln Riley lost a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from last season while adding a few thousand miles to the road schedule. The PAC-12 to Big Ten move has created more than a few Michigan maize […]

After a couple of close calls against Idaho and Boise State to start the season, the Oregon Ducks have begun rounding into shape, scoring big wins over in-state rival Oregon State and former Pac-12/current Big Ten foe UCLA in their last two games. Leading the way for the Ducks is super senior transfer quarterback Dillon […]

Anyone who has been paying attention is aware that the college sports landscape has changed quite drastically. The transfer portal and NIL are the obvious culprits, but a new slate of TV deals have also altered the way that fans consume the game. Some changes are minor and were met with little resistance, like the SEC […]

Things will look much different for USC football this season. Not only will they be without their former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, Caleb Williams, but they’ll also be setting up shop in a new conference in the Big Ten. Not since Trojans third-year head coach Lincoln Riley arrived back in 2022 has USC football gone through […]

From 1969 until 2001, the Nebraska football program went 33 straight seasons with nine or more wins, including five national championships. Since then, they’ve won nine games or more just 10 times and have only six bowl game victories. There have been no national title appearances since their last one in the 2001 Rose Bowl […]

We’re not in SoCal anymore, UCLA football players will have to remind themselves this college football season, as it’s been reported by SI.com that their team will be traveling approximately 22,134 miles roundtrip to their six road games. Mileage wise, that amounts to 89% of the way around the Earth. If that seems like a […]

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley has made it official that his starting quarterback for the 2024 season will be Miller Moss. The news is not too surprising to Trojans fans who watched the incoming junior shred Louisville’s defense in the Holiday Bowl at the end of last season. Moss, after spending three years on […]

The 2024 college football season could present the best Oregon football team in the history of the program. It certainly has the roster to back up that idea. From an offensive perspective, the Ducks should have one of the top units in the country once again, and maybe even a bit better than last year’s, […]

It felt like there were enough pieces in place last season for Oregon’s football team to make a run and get into the College Football Playoff. However, two losses to the Washington Huskies—one during the regular season and the other in the Pac-12 Championship Game—prevented that from happening. Nonetheless, it’s difficult to dismiss a 12-2 […]

College football fans know that in recent years commitments alone aren’t enough for recruits to stay in their chosen schools. Flipping recruits has become as common as them committing to specific schools, which adds to the burden of college programs. Now, they must double their efforts to ensure their recruits stay where they are. Just […]

As the USC football program embarks on their inaugural season in the Big Ten conference, some analysts still believe that head coach Lincoln Riley might not be up to the task of reviving the Trojans football team. One pundit that thinks along those lines is ESPN’s Paul Finebaum, who discussed his take on Southern Cal’s […]

The Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference is commenting on the constant speculation that his league is expanding even further. The league’s top executive Tony Petitti said the Big Ten is trying to stay focused for now on doing what is right for their 18 current members. The league is adding UCLA, USC, Oregon and […]

Okay, so we’re still about a month away from when conference realignment is official for some conferences, but the beginnings started in July. Once the calendar turned to the seventh month, Texas and Oklahoma officially became members of the SEC, while SMU joined the ACC. The Big Ten and Big 12, however, have to wait […]

In under two months, Saturdays will begin to look a little different—and better for college football fans. Students, alumni, and followers of college football teams will flock to their respective school’s stadiums, including those in the Big Ten conference. This season will be unlike any year the Big Ten has seen, as it undergoes a […]