The Big Ten Conference was the last power conference to get on the conference tournament bandwagon in men's basketball. The inaugural Big Ten Tournament took place in 1998 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois and it was won by the Michigan Wolverines. From 1998-2016, the Big Ten Tournament alternated between Chicago and Indianapolis which [...]
For more than 100 years the Big Ten Conference has been at the forefront of college athletics. The Big Ten is home to some of the largest venues for college football in the nation, along with some of the games most storied programs such the Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes, and Penn State Nittany Lions. [...]
Jim Delany A few months ago Big Ten Conference commissioner Jim Delany sent shock waves when he suggested that freshman should be ineligible to participate in football and men's basketball. Delany called for a "year of readiness" to the college lifestyle for incoming freshman. Delany was attempting to get other conference commissioners from [...]