Articles Tagged: Big Ten

“Television is No. 1,” Gary Barta told The Gazette, as the Big Ten searches for its next commissioner.

The Chicago Bears hired Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren as their president on Thursday, bringing him back to the NFL to help lead a founding franchise after three years running one of college athletics' marquee conferences.

Women’s basketball: Projecting the 2022-23 Big Ten race. As many as six teams could contend for the title, and the pick here is Indiana.

As expected considering the Hawkeyes’ different trajectory in 2022, not as many people tuned in to watch Iowa football this year than in 2021.

The Music City Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl and Duke’s Mayo Bowl are the likeliest bowl destinations for Iowa football. Here is a breakdown of those three possibilities, plus a couple other bowls that are not as likely for the Hawkeyes.

Iowa football needed upsets by Indiana and Northwestern to go to the Big Ten championship. Neither happened.

If Purdue beats Illinois Saturday, the Big Ten West title becomes attainable to the Wisconsin-Iowa winner.

Iowa football is in the midst of a month “when the toughest teams prevail.” Its 12th-straight win in November has improved the team’s outlook in a Big Ten West division open for the taking.

Iowa vs. Purdue is black-and-gold against black-and-gold, but one school’s gold isn’t the other’s and vice versa.

Iowa will open Big Ten play next year at Penn State.

The Big Ten West has a six-way tie for first place, and two programs are in flux with coaching changes. That leaves an opportunity for Iowa, but it has to worry about a rising Illinois team first.

Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz is “not questioning anybody’s integrity,” but he did not hide his displeasure with the Big Ten officiating crew after the Hawkeyes’ 27-14 loss to No. 4 Michigan.

Iowa AD Gary Barta is “OK” with a 12-team College Football Playoff field.

The Big Ten remains fairly insulated from the youth sports officiating shortage, but the problem could have a ripple effect on collegiate athletics.

The Big Ten's next round of media rights contracts will not include a deal with ESPN.