The Big Ten performed a miracle two months ago when it released '24 and '25 football schedules that protected every conference rivalry, somehow reconciling expansion with tradition. That feat becomes even more difficult to replicate now that the league has swollen to 18 teams.
Warren over-promised on behalf of the conference's schools, which has new Big Ten Commission Tony Pettiti scrambling to retain as much of the rights money as possible. The league has offered several concessions to placate its aggrieve TV partners, such as moving MSU vs. Penn State to Black Friday.
The Drama was set, the timing couldn't have been more perfect, as LITERALLY the stroke of midnight, Jan. 1, 2023, Ohio State loses to Georgia in the 2022 Peach Bowl.
He saw the punter take off, he sprinted at him full speed and laid the BOOM after the kicker had already been out of bounds for a few seconds, prompting a late hit penalty and a fight.