Detroit — Change is coming to Big Ten football.
While he was light on details, that much seemed certain, according to Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller.
During a meeting with the Detroit Economic Club on Monday at Motor City Casino, the leader of the Spartans’ athletic department said discussions have already begun within the conference, including last week during the annual spring meeting of athletic directors at Big Ten headquarters in Chicago.
“There will be (changes),” Haller said when posed with a question from the DEC membership. “We’re working through them.”
Similar discussions have begun around the country, namely among the Power Five conferences, after the NCAA Division I Council announced last week that it will relax restrictions on college football's conference championship games, allowing conferences to determine the teams that would participate in their respective title games.