Michael Wilbon rips ‘loathsome’ SEC, Big Ten plan for College Football Playoff
"It leads toward the ruination of what I appreciate about college football."
"It leads toward the ruination of what I appreciate about college football."
"It’ll be significant in terms of the amount of national exposure that we have on Friday night on Fox."
"NBC is paying a reported $350 million annually for the Big Ten’s broadcast rights"
Fox will carry four conference championship games during this span, with CBS getting two and NBC getting one.
There's a realistic possibility the Big Ten title game could be Northwestern vs. Indiana.
The Buckeyes, currently No. 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings, are the latest team to have a COVID-19 outbreak.
Play-by-play announcer Sean McDonough said McShay's departure was due to illness.
The Illinois athletic department sent quite the tweet Saturday before later deleting it.
After Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign put out ads featuring empty stadiums, including Michigan Stadium, President Donald Trump called the Big Ten's postponement "disgraceful." Trump also called Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren Tuesday, saying afterwards that a season resumption this fall was "on the one yard line."
The SEC is hoping to get the ACC and Big 12 to partner up for an exclusive TV deal.