The Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors (COP/C) adopted significant medical protocols and has voted unanimously to resume the football season starting the weekend of October 23-24, 2020:
The Big Ten Conference announced today the schedule for the 2020 football season, including an eight-game Conference-only schedule starting the weekend of October 24 plus a ninth game for all 14 teams during a newly created Big Ten Champions Week the weekend of December 19.
The
#B1G
has reached distribution agreements with CBS, FOX, NBC and NBCUniversal's Peacock.
The new partners, in addition to Big Ten Network and FS1, to place Big Ten Conference student-athletes on the biggest stage in sports.
The Big Ten announced today that the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles will become conference members effective August 2, 2024, with competition to begin in all sports the 2024-25 academic year.
In collaboration with
#B1G
COP/C & Conference office, ADs & SWAs ✅ vote to eliminate game requirement in 2020
#B1GFCG
.
@NUFBFamily
vs.
@OhioStateFB
in
#B1GFCG
🏆
Decision based on competitive analysis regardless of 🏈 Ws or Ls this weekend.
➡️FACTS:
The football schedule starts as early as the weekend of Sept. 5 with final games slated for Nov. 21 to align with academic calendars. The Big Ten Football Championship Game remains scheduled for Dec. 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium, though it could be moved as late as Dec. 19.
Milan Bolden-Morris is the first female graduate assistant football coach at a Big Ten school and the first at a Power 5 FBS program.
Congratulations! 👏
Today, the Big Ten,
@theACC
and
@pac12
announce an historic alliance that will bring 41 world-class institutions together on a collaborative approach surrounding the future evolution of college athletics.
Read more about the announcement:
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#B1GWGYM
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! 🤸♀️🔥☝️
👏 Congratulations to
@UMichWGym
, the 2021
#NCAAGym
National Champions, the first women's gymnastics national title in both school and
#B1G
history! 🔥☝
The Big Ten Conference announced today that James E. Delany will officially conclude his term as Big Ten Commissioner at the end of his current contract which expires on June 30, 2020.
Big Ten cancels all conference and non-conference competitions through the end of the academic year and announces a moratorium on all on- and off-campus recruiting activities for the foreseeable future.
🏈
#B1GFootball
Fans 🏈
Let's give a loud STANDING OVATION 👏 👏 👏 to our
#B1G
medical staff and community. We are incredibly grateful for all their work this season.
Our sincere thanks to all of you as we kick off our
#B1GFCG
!
Commissioner Warren announces the decision to create the Big Ten Conference Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition. The intent is for the Coalition to be comprised of Big Ten student-athletes, coaches, and other members of our Big Ten family.
The Big Ten takes the next steps in empowering its student-athletes with the announcement of the members of the Big Ten Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition and the launch of the Big Ten Voter Registration Initiative.
The Big Ten Conference announced today that all organized team activities have been suspended until April 6, 2020, and will be re-evaluated at that time.
Once a member of
@OhioStateFB
and now a
@Bengals
DE,
@Sam_Hubbard_
was stunned by COVID-19's impact on local unemployment rates. Hubbard decided to make a
#B1GDifference
by generating funding for the Freestore Foodbank.
Photo: USA Today
The Big Ten will refund all tickets purchased for the 2020 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, including tonight’s games. Fans should direct any ticket refund inquiries to the original point of purchase - Ticketmaster, University box office or Bankers Life Fieldhouse box office.
Coronavirus couldn’t stop former
@RUAthletics
football player and disability advocate Eric LeGrand from making a
#B1GDifference
with his 10th annual Walk to Believe run and walk.
🙌 🚨 To celebrate the start of Pride Month, the Big Ten Conference is pleased to hold its inaugural LGBTQ+ Symposium, headlined by an all-star lineup of
#B1G
student-athletes, coaches, administrators and guest speakers:
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Congratulations to
@BadgerWHockey
on their sixth
@NCAAIceHockey
Championship! The
#Badgers
defeated Northeastern 2-1 in OT to claim their second-straight national title. 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
For
@BadgerFootball
star
@JayT23
, Madison is a second home. That’s why, in addition to prepping for his first season with the
@Colts
, he’s helped raise $10,000+ for COVID-19 relief in the area.
#B1GDifference
🚨
#B1GNews
⤵️
@IowaGymnastics
has clinched the
#B1GWGym
regular-season title. The Hawkeyes secure their first
#B1G
regular-season crown with a perfect 8️⃣-0️⃣ record!
Link here ➡️
Congrats to 🏐
@BadgerVB
’s Dana Rettke: the
#B1G
Female Athlete of the Year!
✅ Two-time athlete of the year recipient
✅ AVCA National Player of the Year
✅ 3.41 kills/1.43 blocks per set
The Big Ten announced approved plans for the 2020 football season -- including a 10-game Conference-only schedule -- and released medical protocols for all sports. The Conference also provided an update on competition start dates for remaining fall sports:
Doing it 𝗕𝗜𝗚 - Sunday’s Ohio State-Iowa matchup scored 3.39 million viewers on FOX!
Catch the start of the 2024 TIAA
@B1Gwbball
Tournament with Wednesday’s games live on
@peacock
.
#B1GWBBT
In conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Month, the Big Ten Conference is pleased to announce a pair of mental health initiatives.
#MentalHealthMonth
#NotAlone
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