With the 2024 college football season reaching its conclusion on Monday night, fans are already turning their attention toward the promise of 2025. And while se
College basketball analyst Andy Katz believes it's a four-man race for Big Ten Player of the Year, coming down to Purdue's Braden Smith, Illinois' Kasparas Jakucionis, and Michigan's Danny Wolf and Vladislav Goldin.
The SEC's and Big Ten’s gathering marks a second step in the budding relationship between two leagues that announced a partnership last spring. Their athletic directors met in Nashville in October, a historic event and one of the first gatherings of two major conference administrators in recent NCAA history.
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Ohio State goes to No. 11 Purdue on Tuesday night with one of the Big Ten's least efficient offenses. What's wrong with the Buckeyes?
Ohio State comes in ahead of the best the SEC has to offer and Big Ten rival Penn State to lead the way in the USA TODAY Sports way-too-early Top 25 for the 2025 season. The No. 1 Buckeyes have to replace quarterback Will Howard but will be able to surround the new starter with an elite collection of skill talent headlined by star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith.
Eventual national champion Ohio State, Oregon and Penn State emerged from the conference to make the college playoff.
A Big Ten program hoisted the College Football Playoff National Championship trophy for the second consecutive season. That became the case on Monday night when Ohio State defeated Notre Dame 34-23 in the title game.
Naturally, then, Ryan Day's Buckeyes find themselves ranked No. 1 in the final AP poll of the 2024-25 season, but OSU is not the only Big Ten team ranked highly to end this season. Notre Dame was ranked No. 2, Oregon No. 3, Texas No. 4 and Penn State No. 5.
According to college football insider Ross Dellenger of Yahoo!, the two power conferences will be meeting before the CFP committee has its annual meeting, with a proposed format change. They're reportedly proposing a 14-team playoff, expanding the current format by two more teams.
Texas Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian raises the trophy as the Texas Longhorns celebrate their 39-31 double overtime win over the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Peach Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 1, 2025. Sara Diggins/American-Statesman-USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Omari Evans finished first among Nittany Lion wideouts with five touchdowns and second with 415 yards in 2024.