If commissioner Tony Petitti’s 4-4-2-2-1 format is adopted, the league could add two games alongside its title matchup for broadcast partners.

Oregon was perfect all the way through its first season in the Big Ten, mowing through the regular season at 12-0 and handling Penn State in the conference championship game. Then the Ducks were dropped by eventual national champion Ohio State,

Penn State appears to be trying to emulate that formula this year.

Although football receives the vast majority of attention, the Big Ten schedule has little flexibility because of the TV contracts with Fox, CBS and NBC that will pay the conference approximately $1 billion over seven years. The 9 a.m. kickoffs for West Coast teams playing in the Eastern Time Zone aren’t going away.

LAS VEGAS — In a city known for its glitz, glamour and bright lights, Michigan football will be under the microscope this week at Big Ten Media Days.

INTERESTING QUOTE: P.J. Fleck had on this year's Big Ten Media Days being in Vegas, and how it helps the Gophers build a relationship with their donors. "Viva Las Vegas, baby! I absolutely love this city, so this is great for us to be here. What I love about this is, bringing…

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Petitti is advocating for a more 'NFL-style' playoff, where play-in games keep CFP hopes alive for more teams late into the season

In a recent ranking of Big Ten venues, USA Today’s Paul Myerberg slotted the Rose Bowl in at 17th out of 18 stadiums in the conference. The home of the UCLA Bruins plays host to the annual Rose Bowl game, and has hosted it 111 times. Myerberg makes an important distinction between the game itself and the building which hosts it.