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Could Michigan really leave the Big Ten? This regent says yes

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Just a few years after winning the Big Ten Championship in football and securing a few more titles since then, could Michigan leave the conference?

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh celebrates defensive back Mike Sainristil (0), who was named MVP, after U-M's 26-0 win over Iowa in the Big Ten championship game on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. | Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK

In the rapidly evolving world of college sports, the Big Ten has emerged as the conference that is most willing to open its doors to private equity in order to add more money to its NIL funds.