Interesting . . .
Games against FBS independents BYU, Army and Notre Dame will now count toward the Big Ten's requirement of playing one nonconference Power 5 team per season, a source told ESPN on Tuesday.
Beginning in 2016, the Big Ten -- like the SEC and ACC -- will require its league members to play at least one nonconference Power 5 team.
The Big Ten also will allow games vs. Cincinnati and Connecticut, of the American Athletic Conference, to count as a Power 5 opponent, Big Ten senior associate commissioner Mark Rudner said. However, not all members of the AAC will count toward the Power 5 nonconference requirement, a source told ESPN.
Link to the full article: http://espn.go.com/college-football...roves-byu-army-notre-dame-nonconference-quota
How the heck did they decide that they would count games against Cincinnati and Connecticut (yes, CONNECTICUT), but not the rest of the AAC?
Games against FBS independents BYU, Army and Notre Dame will now count toward the Big Ten's requirement of playing one nonconference Power 5 team per season, a source told ESPN on Tuesday.
Beginning in 2016, the Big Ten -- like the SEC and ACC -- will require its league members to play at least one nonconference Power 5 team.
The Big Ten also will allow games vs. Cincinnati and Connecticut, of the American Athletic Conference, to count as a Power 5 opponent, Big Ten senior associate commissioner Mark Rudner said. However, not all members of the AAC will count toward the Power 5 nonconference requirement, a source told ESPN.
Link to the full article: http://espn.go.com/college-football...roves-byu-army-notre-dame-nonconference-quota
How the heck did they decide that they would count games against Cincinnati and Connecticut (yes, CONNECTICUT), but not the rest of the AAC?
