Kevin Warren, B1G commissioner, discusses league, College Football Playoff expansion
By Corey Long
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The Big Ten might not be finished with expansion.
League Commissioner Kevin Warren said the conference will continue to look into expansion if it is for the right reasons. Warren made the comments during his address at the start of Big Ten Media Days on Tuesday.
Warren said he’s open to further Big Ten expansion “but it will be done for the right reasons, at the right time.”
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) July 26, 2022
With USC and UCLA expected to join the Big Ten in the 2024 season, the conference is expanding its footprint into the second largest TV market in the country. Since the two Los Angeles-based schools joined, there have been rumors that additional schools from the Pac-12 are looking to make the move.
Warren did not address in specific direction for future Big Ten expansion, but he seemed to imply that anything could be on the table.
Warren: “Where expansion goes? I don’t know. … I’m embracing change. I’m going to be very aggressive. We want to be aggressive in how we build this. We’re in a stage of probably a five-year period of change.”
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) July 26, 2022
Warren said he is also fully behind expansion of the College Football Playoff. Ohio State won the first CFP after the 2014, beating Alabama in the Sugar Bowl and Oregon in the championship game.
B1G’s Kevin Warren: “I’m 100 percent supportive of College Football Playoff expansion”
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) July 26, 2022
The Buckeyes have represented the Big Ten in the Playoff four times (2014, 2016, 2019, 2020). Michigan State (2015) and Michigan (2021) have also made the Playoff.
Corey Long is a freelance writer for SaturdayDownSouth.com. Follow Corey on Twitter @CoreyLong.
