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Weekend wrap-up: Farewell, Big Ten West

After just eight seasons in their current state, Big Ten divisions are going away in football. While the East and West setup made a ton more sense than the ill-fated Leaders and Legends, what looked good on paper never really had a chance to play itself out completely thanks to an ever-changing college football landscape.

2023 will be the final season of the 14-school version of the Big Ten, and the Michigan Wolverines get a semi-generous schedule. After six years of cross-division matchups with Wisconsin, the rotation blessed them with a struggling Nebraska for the following six years (though only two of those games will end up being played).