College Football Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock announces the National Championship sites for 2018, 2019 and 2020.
The Big Ten has many of college football's largest stadiums and some of the sport's most passionate fans. A Big Ten team won the inaugural College Football Playoff last season when Ohio State brought some pride back to the league.
So when the CFP set up a news conference in Chicago on Wednesday afternoon to announce its title-game sites from 2018-2020, it seemed like a good omen that a Big Ten city would get at least one of them. Detroit was in the running for 2019, and Minneapolis -- with its new stadium on the way -- appeared a strong candidate for 2020.