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Big Ten Realignment: How Would a 3-5-5 Work?

Hey kids! I know I haven’t written a ton of late, but such is the burden of the offseason. There often is not a lot to talk about, but the latest semi-big news is that the much maligned divisions in the Big Ten could soon be going by the wayside:

Source says the D1 Council will indeed vote next week on eliminiating the division requirements for football conference title games, paving the way for ACC, B1G, Pac-12, MWC, etc. to eliminate divisions in 2023.

— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) May 12, 2022

We have had 11 editions of the Big Ten championship game now (my God, Nebraska has been in this conference for 11 years?