- Nine Big Ten schools were selected for postseason bowl games this year, highlighted by a trio of conference teams (Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin) that received invitations to College Football Playoff bowls…
- Ohio State was selected to compete in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz., on Dec. 28. The Buckeyes were ranked No. 2 by the College Football Playoff selection committee and will take on third-ranked Clemson…
- Big Ten West Division Champion Wisconsin will participate in the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual, while Penn State will compete in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, joining the Buckeyes as the Big Ten representatives in this year’s College Football Playoff bowls…
- Ohio State was crowned Big Ten Champion after its 34-21 win over Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game presented by Discover on Dec. 7 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. It was the Buckeyes’ 38th Big Ten title and third in as many years…
- The Buckeyes are the first team since Wisconsin (2010-12) to “three-peat” as Big Ten Champions. A complete statistical recap of this year’s Big Ten Championship Game can be found on Page 3…
- Five Big Ten standouts took home national honors. Ohio State’s Chase Young claimed the Bednarik Award (Defensive Player of the Year), the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive Player of the Year) and the Ted Hendricks Award (Nation’s Top Defensive End). Wisconsin teammates Tyler Biadasz and Jonathan Taylor took home the Rimington Award (Nation’s Best Center) and the Doak Walker Award (Nation’s Top Running Back), respectively. Michigan State’s Kenny Willekes earned the Burlsworth Trophy, which goes to the nation’s most outstanding walk on, while Minnesota’s Casey O’Brien was honored with the Disney Spirit Award…
- The Big Ten posted the fifth-highest single-season attendance total in conference history with 6,244,649 fans attending home games. This marks the seventh consecutive season and eighth time in nine years that more than six million fans have attended Big Ten home football games…
- The Big Ten continues to feature the largest and most diverse postseason lineup in conference history, with two schools making their first appearance in their assigned bowl. Indiana and Michigan State will each make their first trip to their destinations. Two teams will return to their respective bowls for the first time since the 1970s…
- A total of 22 Big Ten standouts from eight different schools have earned All-America status, including 12 that earned first-team distinction from at least one organization. In addition, five Big Ten students were named consensus All-Americans, including a unanimous first-team honoree. Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor was a unanimous first-team All-American…
- Four Big Ten students were named Academic All-Americans, giving the Big Ten 106 honorees in the past 15 seasons. This year’s Academic All-America first-team honoree from the Big Ten was Penn State’s Blake Gillikin, who was named to the first team for the second consecutive season…
- Greg Schiano, who led Rutgers from 2001-11, returned as the head football coach following the Rutgers Board of Governors’ approval on Dec. 3. The Wyckoff, N.J., native directed the Scarlet Knights to six bowl appearances, coached 83 players who signed NFL contracts and guided the program to the top APR score in the nation during his previous 11 seasons in Piscataway…