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Bears and the Big Ten release separate statements regarding Kevin Warren

Bears and the Big Ten release separate statements regarding Kevin Warren.

The NFL and college football worlds were thrown for a loop when it was reported on Thursday by ESPN college insider Pete Thamel that Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren is considered a finalist to be the next team president/CEO of the Chicago Bears. The Bears are searching for a replacement for Ted Phillips, who announced over the summer he will retire early in 2023 after serving as the team’s president and CEO since 1999.

Shortly after the news broke, both the Bears and the Big Ten Conference have released statements regarding the reported interest of Warren.

The Big Ten Conference announces punishments for Michigan, Michigan State football programs for tunnel incident

The Big Ten Conference announces punishments for Michigan, Michigan State football programs for tunnel incident

Now that charges have been filed, we had the final shoe drop in the Michigan tunnel incident: the Big Ten Conference’s punishments for the Michigan State and Michigan football programs.

Below, you can find the punishments that will be doled out.

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Big Ten West Standings After Week 9

Here are the Big Ten West standings after Week 9

The Nebraska Cornhuskers lost to the Illinois Fighting Illini 9-26 on Saturday, and it had a major impact on the Big Ten West standings. Illinois extended their lead at the top of the group with a 4-1 conference record. Meanwhile, Nebraska dropped all the way down to sixth with a 2-3 conference record.

Northwestern remains in last after losing to Iowa 13-33. The Wildcats have a 1-3 conference record and 1-7 overall record. Concurrently, the win moved the Hawkeyes up to fourth place.

Two teams in the division (Wisconsin and Purdue) did not play a game this week.

Let’s take a look at the full Big Ten West standings.

Social Media reacts to a trio of home losses for Big Ten West teams

Some interesting results for Big Ten teams!

Three different Big Ten West teams lost at home in critical conference games during the early afternoon slate on Saturday. Divisional teams Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota lost at home to Michigan, Illinois, and Purdue.
The Hawkeyes fell to the Wolverines 27-14, the Badgers lost to the Illini 34-10, while the Golden Gophers lost to Purdue 20-10. The Hawkeyes and Gophers both suffered their first conference defeats of the season, while Wisconsin has now dropped two straight conference games after losing to Ohio State last week too.
Iowa now heads to Illinois, Minnesota enters its first bye week, and Wisconsin heads to Evanston to take on the Northwestern Wildcats. Below is a collection of social media reactions from today’s slate of games. Please scroll through and let us know what you think about the results.

Big Ten West Standings After Week 4

Here are the Big Ten West standings after Week 4.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers did not play a game during Week 4, but there was plenty of activity from the rest of the teams in the Big Ten West. The other six teams recorded a combined 4-2 record this week.

Notably, Minnesota and Iowa picked up their first conference wins of the season. Minnesota cruised to a 34-7 victory over Michigan State, and Iowa defeated Rutgers 27-10.

Northwestern continued to struggle. The Wildcats lost to Miami (OH) in overtime 14-17. Their only win this season came against Nebraska. Northwestern now has a 1-3 overall record. The victory looms large in the standings, however, as it is currently the only division win.

Let’s take a look at the full standings for the Big Ten West.

Big Ten West Standings After Week 3

Here are the Big Ten West standings after Week 3.

The Big Ten West has officially wrapped up Week 3.

During the weekend, the teams had a combined record of 3-3. Illinois was the lone team in the group that did not play a game.

Nebraska had the most notable loss, as they dropped to 1-3 after losing to Oklahoma 14-49. In addition, Purdue had a three-point loss to Syracuse, while Northwestern surprisingly lost to Southern Illinois 24-31.

Meanwhile, Minnesota had a big 49-7 win against Colorado. Iowa defeated Nevada 27-0, and Wisconsin blew out New Mexico State 66-7.

Let’s take a look at the full standings for the Big Ten West.

Report: Oregon among teams being considered in Big Ten expansion following media deal

Conference realignment talks are heating back up for the Ducks after the Big Ten signed the massive new media deal.

Things have been relatively quiet on the conference realignment front in the last month or so if you’re an Oregon Ducks’ fan. While the early waves of USC and UCLA jetting for the Big Ten painted pictures of the Ducks heading for bigger pastures as well, a period of patience has followed.

The waiting game that took place while the Big Ten figured out their media deal and tampered any expectations of further expansion is now coming to a close.  With the $7 billion deal from FOX, CBS, and NBC getting settled, talks have started up again. Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren recently went on record as saying that there were “a handful” of schools who the conference might be targeting that would add value to the conference.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are at the top of the list as one of the biggest brands in all of college football — an independent team without a home that still manages to draw in massive amounts of revenue.

Who are some of the other schools that might be in the mix, though? Here’s a look, according to The Action Network’s Brett McMurphy.

Kevin Warren has major plans for the future of the Big Ten

Warren touches on major topics regarding the Big Ten

Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren has been a busy man in recent weeks.

The conference sent shockwaves through the college football landscape when USC and UCLA announced their intentions to join the league for the 2024 season. Those additions could just be the beginning for what might turn into a 20-team league.

Warren spoke with Bryant Gumbel of HBO’s Real Sports this week, and wasn’t shy about the future of the conference. Where is the league headed in the net decade? Will the Big Ten keep on growing? How will athletes benefit from the growth? Warren had some answers this week:

Big Ten announces new media rights deal worth $1 billion annually

The conference has announced an unprecedented deal for collegiate media rights!

The Big Ten Conference has finally announced its much-awaited media rights deal after reaching agreements with CBS, FOX, NBC, and NBCUniversal’s Peacock for distribution. Beginning in the fall of 2023, the Big Ten will operate an unprecedented morning-to-night broadcast schedule. Starting next football season FOX will air Big Ten games at 11:00 am CT, CBS at 2:30 pm CT, and NBC in Prime Time. The media rights agreements will begin July 1, 2023, and run through the 2029-30 season.

Reports state that the conference will earn between $7-$8 billion over the length of the 7-year contract. Brett McMurphy of Action Network HQ has said that a source close to the agreement says the deal contains “contract escalators may increase value to nearly $10 billion, so B1G “is not done expanding.”

A Big Ten press release states that the three partner networks (CBS, FOX, and NBC) will broadcast the seven Big Ten Football Championship Games over the deal’s life on a rotating schedule.

CBS: 2024, 2028

FOX: 2023, 2025, 2027, 2029

NBC: 2026

 

Nebraska Volleyball named Number One in preseason coaches poll

John Cook and company start the 2022 season with high expectations

The American Volleyball Coaches Association has released its Preseason Division I Women’s Volleyball Coaches Poll, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers are Number One. The Huskers are coming off a 26-8 overall record and were the National Runner-Ups falling to the Wisconsin Badger in the National Championship game three games to two.

This announcement comes on the heels of Nebraska being selected to finish second in the Big Ten overall by the conference’s volleyball media partners behind Coach’s Poll Number Three, Wisconsin. 2022 is the perfect season for the Cornhuskers to be a high-profile program at the top of the rankings. During the Big Ten’s first ever volleyball media days, the league announced that they will have a record-setting 55 Big Ten volleyball matches televised nationally on the Big Ten Network, ESPN2, ESPNU, and FS1. Exposure for the program will be at an all-time high.

The Number One ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers Volleyball team starts their 2022-23 season in Lincoln at the Devaney Center against Texas A&m Corpus-Christi.

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