SportBig Ten Championship Logjam Good for the Playoff, Bad for College Football Tradition
The current state of the Big Ten championship race is either the best endorsement of the expanded College Football Playoff or a searing indictment of the bloated conference model, depending on one’s perspective. In Week 9, Oregon handled No. 20-ranked Illinois in a 38-9 rout. Penn State wore down Wisconsin at Camp Randall, winning 28-13. Indiana, playing backup quarterback Tayven Jackson, cruised past Washington, 31-17. All three remain undefeated, with a month remaining in the...