As the debate rages over league superiority in college football, lackluster results for the Big Ten will draw increased scrutiny.

Betting the Big Ten is back! This week, we give our best bets for Michigan, USC, Oregon, Ohio State and every other team in the conference:

Big Ten Power Rankings in college football ahead of Week 1.

The Big Ten has won three straight national championships. Multiple teams at the top are contenders. Here is how the 18 teams stack up after Week 0.

Indiana QB Josh Hoover has the challenge of stepping in for Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, who led the Hoosiers to their first national title before the Las Vegas Raiders took him with the No. 1 pick in the draft. Hoover, a three-year starter at TCU, has thrown for 9,629 career yards with 71 touchdowns and 33 interceptions.

A Big Ten football team began the 2026 season with a shocking 37-21 home loss to a MAC program on Thursday night.

The Big Ten is willing to adopt the SEC's preferred scheduling standard if it helps secure support for expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams

Kirk Ferentz heads into his 28th season as head coach at No. 22 Iowa and there’s no sign he’s letting up. Ferentz, who became the Big Ten’s winningest coach last season, will find out how good his team is in a hurry.

For nearly two decades, the SEC held an inarguable place atop college football. Recently, however, the Big Ten has shifted the conversation.

After three straight national championships and a run of postseason dominance, the Big Ten has earned the right to call itself the best conference in college football

Our staff feels good about the Big Ten avoiding too many embarrassments in Week 1, but nobody is picking a perfect weekend for the conference.