Jim Harbaugh informed Michigan on Monday that he will remain with the Wolverines for a ninth season after exploring NFL opportunities for a second straight year.
The Big Ten will keep its current divisions in place for one more year, per The Athletic’s Scott Dochterman, and will reportedly release the 2023 schedule this week.
Michigan and Ohio State are now the last two remaining unbeaten teams in the Big Ten this season as the Wolverines improve to 7-0 with a 41-17 win over Penn State.
Asked by HBO’s Bryant Gumbel if the Big Ten could expand to 20 schools and if it could share revenue with athletes, Kevin Warren said the conference could do both.
Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith says the Big Ten is in talks to eliminate divisions and that it will no longer schedule conference games more than a year in advance.
CBS and NBC have officially replaced ESPN as secondary Big Ten TV partners while Fox remains the primary broadcaster of Big Ten football in the new deal, which begins in 2023.
CBS and NBC are expected to join Fox as Big Ten rightsholders while ESPN’s 40-year partnership with the league is set to end, per a Sports Business Journal report.
We asked 45 players at Big Ten Media Days which team they think they should join the league next. Notre Dame, Oregon and Alabama were among the top choices.
Asked about Ryan Day saying Ohio State would need $13 million in NIL money, Jim Harbaugh said he thinks Michigan can do more: “Maybe we can even double that.”
Kevin Warren and Jim Harbaugh will speak to reporters Tuesday while Ryan Day, C.J. Stroud, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Ronnie Hickman will be in Indianapolis on Wednesday.
Gary Moeller, who played linebacker at Ohio State from 1960-62 before going on to coach at Michigan for more than 20 years, died Monday at 81 years old.
The Big Ten Football Championship Game will remain in Indianapolis for the next three seasons as the conference announces several postseason locations and dates.
