Big Ten Media Days kick off in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the unofficial start to the college football season. All 18 league teams will attend the three-day event, featuring 54 players including eight starting quarterbacks. Among the leading storylines of the week will be who will start at quarterback for Michigan and Ohio State, what the Big Ten’s stance is on the future of …
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Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti on Tuesday defended his proposed 16-team College Football Playoff format that would allocate twice as many automatic berths to the Big Ten and SEC. Speaking on the first day of his conference’s media days, Petitti said a field primarily determined by conference standings, rather than the CFP rankings, would make the selection process more objective …
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Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti reportedly submitted a letter to the NCAA Committee on Infractions recommending that Michigan not face additional penalties related to the sign-stealing operation uncovered during the 2023 season According to a report from ESPN’s Dan Wetzel, sources familiar with the case said the letter was read at the Wolverines’ two-day infractions committee hearing in June. Petitti himself did …
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Michigan’s June hearing in front of the NCAA Committee on Infractions included a letter from Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti arguing that Michigan should face no additional sanctions stemming from its 2023 impermissible scouting scandal, ESPN reported Monday. The Big Ten confirmed to The Athletic that Petitti provided a letter to the NCAA, as he was unable to attend the hearing …
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Dan WetzelJul 21, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Dan Wetzel is a senior writer focused on investigative reporting, news analysis and feature storytelling. Give Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti credit for this: He will advocate for what he believes is best for one of the league’s teams. That’s true even if that same program previously unleashed an avalanche of headline-grabbing …
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