Tiebreakers for the conference standings are to be determined. Instead, the two teams with the top records in league play will meet in the Big Ten Championship Game.

The Big Ten will continue to play nine conference games, but division play will be eliminated starting in 2024. On Thursday, the Big Ten did just that, announcing each team's conference opponents for the next five seasons. The addition of the Ducks, Huskies, Bruins and Trojans required an aggressive do-over of the schedule. 4, the Big Ten revealed that Oregon and Washington would be joining the Midwest-centered league to form an 18-team conference. Turns out, those plans were good for less than two months because on Aug. 23 Iowa (6-1, 3-1) will look to hang on to the Floyd of Rosedale trophy against Minnesota (3-3, 1-2) Rutgers (5-2, 2-2) will try to become bowl eligible as it takes on Indiana (2-4, 0-3) Wisconsin (4-2, 2-1) will try to defeat Illinois (3-4, 1-3) and former Badgers coach Bret Bielema and Northwestern (3-3, 1-2) will head west to play a Nebraska (3-3, 1-2) team that has won three of its past four games.Back in early June, the Big Ten announced the 20 conference football opponents for each team, accommodating the additions of UCLA and USC to form a 16-team league.

The Wolverines are a significant favorite to win - with a spread of 24.5 points, according to odds from BetMGM - and had little trouble defeating the Spartans last season in a 29-7 victory at Michigan Stadium marred by a fight between the two teams in a tunnel.Įlsewhere, No. Michigan State (2-4, 0-3) is also a rivalry worth watching. Though it doesn't come with the same high stakes as Ohio State-Penn State, No.

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