The conference that is older than the NCAA itself once envisioned itself as a paragon of academic and athletic balance. It’s now known for unbridled expansion.

The Big Ten thought it had engineered the next great leap in college sports finance, a private capital injection worth $2.4 billion that promised instant cash and long-term security. Instead, the plan ran headfirst into a wall of skepticism from two of its most powerful brands,

The solution to CFP expansion question sits within reach. And instead of seizing it, Tony Petitti and the Big Ten are firing shots into the moon.

Broadcast partner ESPN is working with the CFP to move its original deadline of Dec. 1 to late January, a source said. The CFP's 10 conference commissioners and Notre Dame's athletics director have been in a stalemate regarding the format of the CFP, which could expand from 12 teams to as many as 24 in the near future.

Reports that the Big Ten Conference could sell a stake of its media rights to a private equity group have led Michigan U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham) to send a letter to the conference’s commissioner stating her opposition to the deal and requesting additional information.

Could the Big Ten get backing from a private equity fund? Per Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger, the conference has been in talks “for months” about private capital investments worth at least $2 billion. The Big Ten has been in discussion for months with ...

Wisconsin coach Greg Gard is in favor of playing more Big Ten games in December — and more games in general in the college basketball season.

The Big Ten has the last two champs and the CFP’s top two teams — so why is the SEC still winning the TV ratings race?