October 29, 2024

Initial thoughts on Ohio State and the Big Ten’s new football schedule model

With the Big Ten adding on USC and UCLA, it was inevitable that Ohio State and other current members of the conference would undergo a schedule change. That was all announced today, with some of it making perfect sense, while some of it wasn’t quite as straightforward. The change from Kevin Warren to Tony Petitti as commissioner meant changes would be coming also, as Petitti would want to put his stamp on the conference as soon as he could. Buy Buckeyes Tickets There are going to be plenty of thoughts about how this all breaks down and here are my immediate reactions to the changes. No divisions makes sense Big Ten will announce 2024/2025 football schedule format at 4:30 ET today. I’ll have a story detailing the model, which will eliminate divisions, as previously reported. The league’s objectives were deciding the right games to protect and balancing travel as much…

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