Big Ten media days kicked off in Chicago on Monday afternoon. Before half the conference's coaches took to the podium (headlined by Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer at 2:30 p.m. ET), B1G commissioner Jim Delany addressed assembled media about issues facing the Big Ten.

Delany dryly acknowledged the conference faced pushback after a controversial plan to hold conference competitions on Friday night, a plan that has since been pared down but is still going forward.

Delany also said the conference will allow teams to schedule Football Championship Series teams... with a caveat.

Delany acknowledged an idea of banning players convicted of sexual assault.

He also officially christened new deals with broadcast partners:

Perhaps most interestingly, Delany acknowledged the Big Ten Network will be heading to YouTube TV and Hulu.

 He also refused to comment on Chris Spielman's lawsuit against Ohio State:

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