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Senator's letter to Big Ten presidents: Private equity 'unlikely to align' with academic goals

Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell sent a letter to Big Ten presidents, warning that a move into private equity could have negative consequences, including impacting the schools’ tax-exempt status

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Big Ten’s Preferred NCAA Tournament Expansion Proposal Has Huge Seeding Twist

Commissioner Tony Petitti calls for “straight seeding” that gives strong advantages to power conferences.

Sports Illustrated

Forde-Yard Dash: The Stunning Big Ten Showdown Nobody Predicted

The Hoosiers and Ducks meet Saturday as top 10 contenders with Heisman hopefuls and College Football Playoff dreams on the line.

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2025 Week 7 Best-in-West College Football Power Rankings

he results from Week Six added some clarity out West. The season has been underway long enough to disregard any

SuperWest Sports

Inside the Big Ten’s Private Capital Gamble: What It Means for College Sports

The conference is weighing a $2 billion deal that could reshape revenue, control and the future of college athletics.

Sports Illustrated

ACC Expansion History: Looking Back to Understand How Much Bigger the Conference Could Get

The ACC continues to adapt, evolve and add to its footprint as the college athletics landscape shifts every year.

Sports Illustrated

Big Ten’s Latest Bad Idea: Selling Its Future for Private Capital

Talks about a $2 billion capital deal have dragged for months and lacked unanimity, but Wednesday brought a new sign of progress.

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Big Ten Considering Massive Private-Capital Infusion, Novel Revenue Format

The Big Ten is considering a private capital deal worth more than $2 billion, which would also extend its current grant of rights deal until 2046.

Sports Illustrated

Forde-Yard Dash: The Obstacles Notre Dame Has to Clear in Order to Make the CFP

Also, rating September’s college football winners and losers: CFP contenders in each conference and who thrived vs. merely survived.

Sports Illustrated

SEC Football Is No Longer Untouchable

Once unstoppable, the league now faces tough questions and dwindling confidence as the Big Ten rises to power.

Sports Illustrated

College-reform bill could generate extra billions by allowing conferences to pool their TV rights

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash

The Independent UK

Forde-Yard Dash: College Football Coaching Reality Checks, Including James Franklin

Week 5 brought painful wake-up calls for a handful of prominent coaches like Lincoln Riley, Brian Kelly and Kirby Smart who need to turn their seasons around fast.

Sports Illustrated

Seven Best College Football Games to Watch in Week 5: Oregon–Penn State Is Clash of Titans

Two of the Big Ten’s best will seek to cement their status as national championship favorites. Plus, a pair of ranked SEC battles and a busy Friday night.

Sports Illustrated

Tony Petitti’s Power Move Failed, but CFP Expansion Drama Is Likely Far From Over

The conference’s ill-fated proposals show why college football must resist playoff expansion beyond 16 teams with multiple automatic berths per league.

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Big Ten Expansion History: Looking Back at Every Major Change to the Conference

Here's how a Midwestern identity symbol became a massive sports enterprise.

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Top 10 Contenders for 2025–26 Men’s College Basketball National Player of the Year

Veteran stars like Braden Smith and JT Toppin will try to hold off elite newcomers such as Cameron Boozer and Darryn Peterson.

Sports Illustrated

Forde-Yard Dash: Four Big Ten Showdowns Will Separate CFP Contenders From Pretenders

The SEC also has a pair of monster games on tap, while the Big 12 revolves around the state of Arizona and the ACC faces a trap weekend.

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Nick Bartlett’s 2025 Week 4 SuperWest Fearless Predictions

Our Nick Bartlett gives us his light-hearted game predictions with his trademark humor and offbeat perspective.

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Big Ten to Expand Conference Men's Hoops Tournament to 18 Teams This Season

The Big Ten will stage its largest basketball bonanza ever.

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Week 4 Big Ten Previews: Trojans Set to Spar with Spartans

Conference play kicks off in earnest in the Big Ten this week with five conference games, including a couple of huge ones.

Sports Illustrated

Ten Candidates for UCLA Football Coaching Search

After two uneven seasons, the Bruins need someone to inject life into the program, such as Deion Sanders, P.J. Fleck or Dan Mullen.

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Week 3 Big Ten Previews: Trojans Ready to Roll Purdue

The Big Ten conference schedule gets underway with a pair of games this week, both involving a West Coast school heading east.

Sports Illustrated

Forde-Yard Dash: College Football’s Power Shift in Big Ten Wallets vs. SEC Tradition

As NIL reshapes the landscape, the Big Ten’s deep-pocketed donors may be replacing the SEC’s geographic advantage.

SuperWest Sports

Week 2 Big Ten Previews: Ducks Look to Silence Cowboys

This week sees five matchups between the Big Ten and other Power Conference programs, including another showdown with the SEC,

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Forde-Yard Dash: Assessing CFP Strength By Conference

Strength of schedule will be paramount this season, and the Big Ten edged out the SEC after Week 1.

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