11:23 AM ET Maybe you’re the kind of football fan who visits this blog every day (if so, we love you), scours Twitter for Big Ten news and rummages through the garbage at Phil Steele’s house seeking any last morsel of information (note: don’t do that). Or maybe you’re a healthier human being who is just getting caught up on college football now that the season is almost here. If so, this list of what’s new in the Big Ten for 2016 is for you. Hey, even you other sickos might find something you didn’t know or already forgot. Anyway, here’s a list of shiny new things in the league: Nine-game schedule! For the first time since 1984, the Big Ten will have nine conference games this season. The move was made in an effort to bolster strength-of-schedule numbers as well as improve attendance and interest. It might make things harder for some league teams to make a bowl game, or for the Big Ten champ to clinch a playoff spot. We shall see. But one thing’s for sure: There will fewer boring weeks on the schedule this fall. Illinois’ Lovie Smith is one of three new head coaches in…
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