ESPN, Big Ten and football

Ranking Big Ten college football teams by ESPN returning production in 2025
A big measure of what makes a college football team good any given year is returning experience. While not all teams are created equal and not all experience is good experience, more often than not, players get better at football by playing football.
Ranking all 18 Big Ten teams by ESPN early advanced stats
Other teams will be starting earlier and analysts are starting to piece together how good they think some teams might be. Enter ESPN resident advanced stats guru Bill Connelly, who last week put out his initial 2025 SP+ rankings (subscription required) taking into account recent history,
Updated Big Ten football power rankings entering spring practice, per ESPN SP+
ESPN's Bill Connelly released his initial SP+ power rankings for the upcoming 2025 college football season on Thursday.
College football rankings: ESPN debuts Top 25 poll for 2025 spring practice
As college football embarks on spring practice to prepare for the 2025 season, it’s time once again to get a head start at the early top 25 team rankings as pla
Ranking all 18 Big Ten football teams by returning production entering 2025 season
ESPN's Bill Connelly released his annual returning production rankings, offering an early look at potential team performance in the upcoming season. The rankings, while subject to change after spring practice and transfers,
Big Ten power rankings have new look with college football spring practice kicking off
Spring football practice is ramping up, and the power structure among Big Ten teams had a decidedly different look ahead of fhe 2025 season.
Where ESPN ranks Michigan Football within Top 25 ahead of 2025
After what many would describe as a 'down year' for the Wolverines in 2024, the expectation is that Michigan will bounce back in 2025 and be right back in the p
On media: Will ESPN stop the SEC and Big Ten from taking over the CFP?
The push for multiple AQ bids is based on mistrust of the selection committee and the desire to change in-season schedules.
Can anyone stop the Big Ten-SEC CFP power grab? Don’t count out courts, politicians or ESPN
The Big Ten and SEC’s forced transformation of the College Football Playoff into an invitational is not inevitable.
Only ESPN stands between SEC, Big Ten from taking over CFP | Analysis
ESPN is the only entity capable of preventing the SEC and Big Ten's plan for College Football Playoff domination from ...
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SEC's Greg Sankey, Big Ten's Tony Petitti agree CFP seeding needs change
The SEC and Big Ten have the bulk of control over what the CFP will look like when the new contract with ESPN begins following the 2025 season. That power was part of the negotiation process ...
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ESPN has no relationship with the Big Ten beyond the CFP ... The circular illogic perfectly encapsulates college football. So here’s a radical idea: Why not negotiate changes at the source?
Greedy SEC, Big Ten move closer to football dictatorship both leagues want | Gene Frenette
As the SEC and Big Ten conferences pursue ways to acquire more money and power, the overall good for college football becomes ...
ESPN analyst explains why Michigan will win Big Ten Tournament
The Michigan Wolverines may have dropped two of their last four games, but there is still plenty of confidence that they can ...
Michigan football lands 3 players in top 15 of ESPN's early 2025 NFL mock draft
Michigan set a program record with 13 draft picks in 2024. While the Wolverines might not reach that number, they look to ...