2021 BIG TEN FOOTBALL

2021 BIG TEN FOOTBALL

WEEKLY RELEASE - NOVEMBER 22

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2021 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS

EAST DIVISION

Conference Games

W-L PCT H A Div. Strk

1. Ohio State

8-0 1.000 4-0 4-0 5-0 W26

2. Michigan

7-1 .875 3-0 4-1 4-1 W3

3. Michigan State 6-2 .750 3-0 3-2 4-1 L1

4. Penn State

4-4 .500 2-2 2-2 3-2 W1

5. Maryland

2-6 .250 1-3 1-3 1-4 L3

Rutgers

2-6 .250 0-3 2-3 1-4 L1

7. Indiana

0-8 .000 0-4 0-4 0-6 L8

All Games W-L PCT H A N Strk 10-1 .909 6-1 4-0 0-0 W9 10-1 .909 6-0 4-1 0-0 W3 9-2 .818 5-0 4-2 0-0 L1 7-4 .636 5-2 2-2 0-0 W1 5-6 .455 4-3 1-3 0-0 L3 5-6 .455 2-3 3-3 0-0 L1 2-9 .182 1-5 1-4 0-0 L7

WEEK 13 SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, NOV. 26 IOWA at NEBRASKA 1:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network

SATURDAY, NOV. 27 MARYLAND at RUTGERS Noon | Big Ten Network

OHIO STATE at MICHIGAN Noon | FOX

1. Iowa

Wisconsin 3. Minnesota

Purdue 5. Illinois 6. Nebraska

Northwestern

WEST DIVISION

Conference Games W-L PCT H A Div. Strk 6-2 .750 4-1 2-1 3-2 W3 6-2 .750 3-2 3-0 5-0 W6 5-3 .625 2-2 3-1 3-2 W1 5-3 .625 2-2 3-1 4-2 W1 3-5 .375 1-3 2-2 2-3 L1 1-7 .125 1-3 0-4 1-4 L5 1-7 .125 1-4 0-3 0-5 L5

All Games W-L PCT H A N Strk 9-2 .818 6-1 3-1 0-0 W3 8-3 .727 5-2 3-0 0-1 W7 7-4 .636 3-3 4-1 0-0 W1 7-4 .636 3-2 4-2 0-0 W1 4-7 .364 2-4 2-3 0-0 L1 3-8 .273 3-3 0-5 0-0 L5 3-8 .273 3-4 0-4 0-0 L5

BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.

? Entering Week 13, two teams in the East Division and three teams in the West Division remain in contention for berths into the 2021 Big Ten Football Championship Game presented by Discover. Ohio State clinched at least a share of the East Division title with its win over Michigan State in Week 12. Remaining scenarios for all five teams can be found below:

East Division

Michigan

? Clinches a share of the East Division title AND earns a berth into the Big Ten Football Championship Game with a win over Ohio State

Ohio State

? Clinches the East Division title outright AND earns a berth into the Big Ten Football Championship Game with a win over Michigan

West Division

INDIANA at PURDUE 3:30 p.m. | FS1

NORTHWESTERN at ILLINOIS 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network

PENN STATE at MICHIGAN STATE 3:30 p.m. | ABC

WISCONSIN at MINNESOTA 4 p.m. | FOX

All times Eastern

WEEK 12 RESULTS

SATURDAY, NOV. 20 OHIO STATE 56, MICHIGAN STATE 7

PENN STATE 28, RUTGERS 0 PURDUE 32, NORTHWESTERN 14

IOWA 33, ILLINOIS 23 MINNESOTA 35, INDIANA 14 MICHIGAN 59, MARYLAND 18 WISCONSIN 35, NEBRASKA 28

Wisconsin

? Clinches at least a share of the West Division title AND earns a berth into the Big Ten Football Championship Game with a win

? Clinches the West Division title outright AND earns a berth into the Big Ten Football Championship Game with a win AND a loss by Iowa

? Clinches a share of the West Division title AND earns a berth into the Big Ten Football Championship Game with a loss, AND losses by Iowa AND Purdue

Iowa

? Clinches at least a share of the West Division title with a win ? Clinches the West Division title outright AND earns a berth into the Big Ten Football Championship

Game with a win AND a loss by Wisconsin ? Clinches a share of the West Division title with a loss AND a loss by Wisconsin

FOLLOW THE BIG TEN

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BIGTENCONFERENCE

Minnesota

? Clinches a share of the West Division title AND earns a berth into the Big Ten Football Championship Game with a win, AND a loss by Iowa AND a win by Purdue

? Purdue has officially been eliminated from contention for a berth into the Big Ten Football Championship Game, but can still clinch a share of the West Division title with a win over Indiana AND losses by Iowa AND Wisconsin.

? The 2021 Big Ten Football Championship Game will be played at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 4, at Indianapolis' Lucas Oil Stadium and will be televised nationally on FOX. The winner will earn the Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy and a chance to play in one of the six bowls that comprise the College Football Playoff, including the Rose Bowl Game.

@B1GFOOTBALL OR @BIGTEN @BIGTEN

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten Academic Alliance is an academic consortium of all 14 Big Ten universities, which is widely considered to be the model for effective and voluntary collaboration among top research universities.

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? The College Football Playoff will release its next set of top 25 rankings on Tuesday, Nov. 23. The Big Ten had five teams in the top 17 of last week's CFP's rankings, including three teams in the top 10: No. 4 Ohio State, No. 6 Michigan, No. 7 Michigan State, No. 15 Wisconsin, and No. 17 Iowa.

? Five Big Ten teams appear in the Associated Press Poll this week. Ohio State leads the conference at No. 2, followed by No. 6 Michigan, No. 12 Michigan State, No. 17 Iowa, and No. 18 Wisconsin.

? The Big Ten's five teams in the AP Poll are tied with the Southeastern Conference for the most by any conference in the FBS.

? Four teams in the Big Ten rank among the top 10 in the nation in scoring defense: Penn State (4th, 15.5 ppg), Wisconsin (5th, 15.8), Michigan (7th, 16.3), and Iowa (9th, 16.9). In terms of total defense, Wisconsin ranks second in the nation (237.7 ypg), Minnesota is fourth (289.5), and Michigan is ninth (306.6).

? In addition to ranking second in the nation in total defense, Wisconsin boasts the No. 1 rushing defense in the country and is surrendering just 64.3 yards per game on the ground.

? Four Big Ten teams rank in the top 10 in terms of defensive passing efficiency: Iowa (4th, 104.32), Wisconsin (5th, 106.00), Penn State (7th, 108.77), and Michigan (9th, 110.12).

? Offensively, Ohio State leads the nation with 559.9 yards per game, while also boasting the country's highest-scoring offense (47.2 points per game). The Big Ten also has two of the top passing offenses in the country: Ohio State (6th, 362.3 ypg) and Purdue (7th, 345.9).

? In 2021, the Big Ten has seen top-five single-game FBS rushing-yard performances from Ohio State's TreVeyon Henderson (2nd, 270 vs. Tulsa) and Michigan State's Kenneth Walker III (5th, 264 at Northwestern). The Big Ten has five additional 200-plus-yard rushing performances this season: Illinois' Chase Brown's 257 yards vs. Charlotte, Walker III's 233 yards at Rutgers, Wisconsin's Braelon Allen's 228 vs. Nebraska, Brown's 223 yards at Penn State, and Northwestern's Evan Hull's 216 yards vs. Ohio.

? In 2021, the Big Ten has seen top-five single-game FBS receiving-yard performances from Penn State's Jahan Dotson (4th, 242 at Maryland), Purdue's David Bell (t-5th, 240 at Iowa), and Ohio State's Jaxson Smith-Njigba (t-5th, 240 vs. Michigan State).

? Additional top-five single-game FBS performances in the Big Ten include: Purdue's Aidan O'Connell (2nd, 536 passing yards vs. Michigan State), Northwestern's Brandon Joseph (5th, 111 punt return yards vs. Indiana State), Northwestern's Chris Bergin (t-2nd, 19 tackles vs. Minnesota), Nebraska's Luke Reimer (t-2nd, 19 tackles vs. Purdue), Iowa's Jack Campbell (t-5th, 18 tackles vs. Colorado State), Wisconsin's Leo Chenal (t-2nd, 5.5 tackles for loss), and Illinois' Isaiah Gay (t-2nd, 5.5 tackles for loss).

? Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin have all secured bowl eligibility by reaching six wins this season. The Big Ten will continue to feature the largest bowl lineup in conference history.

? On October 10, for the first time in the history of the Associated Press college football poll (established in 1936), the Big Ten has five teams ranked in the top 10. Iowa leads the conference at No. 2, followed by No. 6 Ohio State, No. 7 Penn State, No. 8 Michigan, and No. 10 Michigan State.

Coach, School

EAST DIVISION Tom Allen, IND Michael Locksley, MD Jim Harbaugh, MICH Mel Tucker, MSU Ryan Day, OSU James Franklin, PSU Greg Schiano, RU

WEST DIVISION Bret Bielema, ILL Kirk Ferentz, IOWA P.J. Fleck, MINN Scott Frost, NEB Pat Fitzgerald, NU Jeff Brohm, PUR Paul Chryst, WIS

BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS

Career (Yrs)

At School (Yrs)

Big Ten Only

26-31 (5th) 13-49 (7th) 117-50 (14th) 16-14 (3rd) 33-3 (4th) 90-47 (11th) 76-79 (13th)

26-31 (5th) 11-23 (4th) 59-23 (7th) 11-7 (2nd) 33-3 (4th) 66-32 (8th) 76-79 (13th)

15-27 6-22 41-17 8-7 23-0 40-24 5-12

101-65 (13th) 189-129 (26th)

63-45 (9th) 34-35 (6th) 109-89 (16th) 56-39 (8th) 83-41 (10th)

4-7 (1st) 177-108 (23rd)

33-23 (5th) 15-28 (4th) 109-89 (16th) 26-29 (5th) 64-22 (7th)

40-24 109-79 20-23 11-24 64-67 20-22 43-15

2021 BIG TEN

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

8/30 O D S F

9/6 O D S F

9/13 O D S S F

9/20 O O D S S F

9/27 O O D S F

10/4 O D D S S F

10/11 O O D D S F

10/18 O D S F

10/25 O D S F

11/1 O D S S F F

11/8 O O D S F

11/15 O O D S F

11/22 O D S F

Artur Sitkowski, So., QB, ILL Calvin Hart Jr., So., LB, ILL Blake Hayes, Sr., P, ILL Deuce Spann, WR, ILL

Kenneth Walker III, Jr., RB, MSU Riley Moss, Sr., DB, IOWA Jordan Stout, Sr., K/P, PSU C.J. Stroud, QB, OSU

Blake Corum, So., RB, MICH Luke Reimer, So., LB, NEB Adam Korsak, Sr., P, RU Tory Taylor, So., P, IOWA C.J. Stroud, QB, OSU

Payton Thorne, So., QB, MSU TreVeyon Henderson, Fr., RB, OSU

Brandon Smith, Jr., LB, PSU Aron Cruickshank, Jr., WR, RU

Joseph Petrino, Sr., K, MD TreVeyon Henderson, RB, OSU

Sean Clifford, Sr., QB, PSU Evan Hull, So., RB, NU

Jack Campbell, Jr., LB, IOWA Jayden Reed, Jr., WR, MSU Kyle McCord, QB, OSU Chase Brown, So., RB, ILL David Ojabo, Jr., LB, MICH JoJo Domann, Sr., LB, NEB

Mark Crawford, So., P, MINN Jordan Stout, Sr., K/P, PSU C.J. Stroud, QB, OSU Jalen Nailor, Jr., WR, MSU C.J. Stroud, Fr., QB, OSU

Matt Hankins, Sr., DB, IOWA Brad Hawkins, Gr., DB, MICH

Jacob Moody, Sr., K, MICH C.J. Stroud, QB, OSU

David Bell, Jr., WR, PUR Cam Allen, Jr., S, PUR

Matt Coghlin, Gr., K, MSU Braelon Allen, RB, WIS

Chase Brown, So., RB, ILL Leo Chenal, Jr. LB, WIS Collin Larsh, Sr., K, WIS C.J. Stroud, QB, OSU

Kenneth Walker III, Jr., RB, MSU Jalen Graham, Jr., LB/S, PUR Noah Ruggles, Gr., K, OSU Adam Korsak, Sr., P, RU Andrel Anthony, WR, MICH Mar'Keise Irving, RB, MINN Jahan Dotson, Sr., WR, PSU

Aidan O'Connell, Sr., QB, PUR Ji'Ayir Brown, Sr., S, PSU Blake Hayes, Sr., P, ILL Braelon Allen, RB, WIS

Garrett Wilson, Jr., WR, OSU Braelon Allen, Fr., RB, WIS

Aidan Hutchinson, Sr., DE, MICH Jordan Stout, Sr., K/P, PSU C.J. Stroud, QB, OSU C.J. Stroud, Fr., QB, OSU Isaiah Gay, Sr., LB, ILL Jordan Stout, Sr., K/P, PSU C.J. Stroud, QB, OSU

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. Big Ten Academic Alliance schools annually conduct $10 billion in funded research,

$5 billion more than any other conference.

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BIG TEN IN THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF POLL

ILL

IND

IOWA

MD

MICH MSU MINN

NEB

NU

OSU

PSU

PUR

RU

WIS

11/2 -

-

22

-

7

3

20

-

-

5

-

-

-

21

11/9 -

-

20

-

6

7

-

-

-

4

-

19

-

18

11/16 -

-

17

-

6

7

-

-

-

4

-

-

-

15

11/23

NOTE: College Football Playoff poll first released on Nov. 2

Team 1. Georgia 2. Alabama 3. Oregon 4. OHIO STATE 5. Cincinnati 6. MICHIGAN 7. MICHIGAN STATE 8. Notre Dame 9. Oklahoma State 10. Wake Forest 11. Baylor 12. Mississippi 13. Oklahoma

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF POLL - NOV. 16

Record 10-0 9-1 9-1 9-1 10-0 9-1 9-1 9-1 9-1 9-1 8-2 8-2 9-1

Prev. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 15 8

Team 14. BYU 15. WISCONSIN 16. Texas A&M 17. IOWA 18. Pittsburgh 19. San Diego State 20. NC State 21. Arkansas 22. UTSA 23. Utah 24. Houston 25. Mississippi State

Record 8-2 7-3 7-3 8-2 8-2 8-1 7-3 7-3 10-0 7-3 9-1 6-4

Prev. 14 18 11 20 21 22 16 25 23 24 NR NR

No. Team 42 Michigan 39* Ohio State 18 Minnesota 15 Illinois 14 Wisconsin 11 Iowa 9 Michigan State 8 Northwestern 8 Purdue 7 Chicago 4 Penn State 2 Indiana

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS#

Years 1898-01c-02-03c-04c-06c-18c-22c-23c-25-26c-30c-31c-32c-33c-43c-47-48-49c-50-64-69c-71-72c-73c-74c-76c-77c-78c-80-82-86c-88-89-90c- 91-92-97-98c-00c-03-04c 1916-17-20-35c-39-42-44-49c-54-55-57-61-68-69c-70-72c-73c-74c-75-76c-77c-79-81c-84-86c-93c-96c-98c-02c-05c-06-0708c-09-14-17-18-19-20 1900c-03c-04c-06c-09-10c-11-15c-27c-33c-34-35c-37-38-40-41-60c-67c 1910c-14-15c-18c-19-23c-27c-28-46-51-53c-63-83-90c-01 1896-97-01c-06c-12-52c-59-62-93c-98c-99-10c-11-12 1900c-21-22c-56-58-60c-81c-85-90c-02c-04c 1953c-65-66-78c-87-90c-10c-13-15 1903c-26c-30c-31c-36-95-96c-00c 1918c-29-31c-32c-43c-52c-67c-00c 1899-05-07-08-13-22c-24 1994-05c-08c-16 1945-67c

c - co-championship # - beginning in 2011, Big Ten Championship Game determined Big Ten Champion

No. Team 9 Ohio State 5 Wisconsin 3 Michigan State 2 Northwestern 2 Penn State 1 Iowa 1 Michigan 1 Nebraska 1 Minnesota c - co-championship

DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS

Years 2012-13-14-15c-16c-17-18c-19-20 2011c-14-16-17-19c 2011-13-15c 2018-20 2011c-16c 2015 2018c 2012 2019c

Division Alignment from 2011-13: Legends Division (Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern) & Leaders Division (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin)

Division Alignment beginning 2014: East Division (Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers) & West Division (Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Wisconsin)

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. Big Ten Academic Alliance schools annually conduct $10 billion in funded research,

$5 billion more than any other conference.

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BIG TEN FOOTBALL AWARDS

The Big Ten will continue to honor its past while recognizing its current standouts at the conclusion of the 2021 campaign. The Big Ten's enhanced football awards program presents 19 individual trophies in addition to the Big Ten Championship trophy, bearing the names of one or two former standouts. The distinguished names on these football awards honor just a small sampling of the countless students and coaches who have contributed to the conference's rich and storied history.

Seventeen of the honors will be awarded immediately following the regular season, including awards for the best quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end, offensive lineman, defensive lineman, linebacker, defensive back, kicker, punter and return specialist. Each of these individual position awards features the names of two former standouts.

The Big Ten will also continue to honor the conference's top coaches, offensive and defensive players and linemen and freshmen with end-of-year trophies. Big Ten coaches have the opportunity to claim two awards. Media voters will select the Dave McClain Coach of the Year, which has been awarded since 1972, while coaches vote for the Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year award. The top offensive player will receive the Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year award, the best defensive player will be awarded the Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year award and the top freshman will receive the Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year award.

The winner of the Big Ten Football Championship Game will receive the Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy, while the most outstanding player in the game will be awarded the Grange-Griffin Championship Game Most Valuable Player award. The conference also created two postcollegiate awards - the Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award and the Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award.

The full list of awards, along with a breakdown of the former standouts appearing in each award's name, appears to the right.

NAME OF AWARD

Championship Game Awards Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy

NAMED FOR Amos Alonzo Stagg, Chicago

Grange-Griffin Championship Game MVP

Harold Edward "Red" Grange, Illinois

(media vote only)

Archie Griffin, Ohio State

Postcollegiate Awards

(vote by school administrators)

Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award

Gerald R. Ford, Michigan

Nile Kinnick, Iowa

Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award

Tony Dungy, Minnesota

Anthony Thompson, Indiana

Annual Awards

(combined vote by coaches and media, unless otherwise noted)

Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Otto Graham, Northwestern

Eddie George, Ohio State

Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski, Minnesota

Charles Woodson, Michigan

Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year

Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes, Ohio State

(coaches vote only)

Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler, Michigan

Dave McClain Coach of the Year

Dave McClain, Wisconsin

(media vote only)

Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year

Darrell Thompson, Minnesota

Antwaan Randle El, Indiana

Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Dave Rimington, Nebraska

Orlando Pace, Ohio State

Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith, Michigan State

Courtney Brown, Penn State

Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year

Bob Griese, Purdue

Drew Brees, Purdue

Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year

Alan Ameche, Wisconsin

Ron Dayne, Wisconsin

Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Jack Tatum, Ohio State

Rod Woodson, Purdue

Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year

Dick Butkus, Illinois

Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern

Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year

Pat Richter, Wisconsin

Desmond Howard, Michigan

Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year

Ted Kwalick, Penn State

Dallas Clark, Iowa

Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year

Jim Bakken, Wisconsin

Morten Andersen, Michigan State

Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year

Thomas Dwight "Dike" Eddleman, Illinois

Brandon Fields, Michigan State

Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska

Tim Dwight, Iowa

Indiana Jeff Keag jkeag@indiana.edu Phone: (812) 855-6209

Maryland Dustin Semonavick dustin@umd.edu

Michigan David Ablauf dablauf@umich.edu

Chad Shepard shepchad@umich.edu Phone: (734) 764-6456

BIG TEN FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACTS

EAST DIVISION

WEST DIVISION

Michigan State Ben Phlegar

phlegarb@ath.msu.edu Phone: (517) 355-2271

Ohio State Jerry Emig emig.2@osu.edu Phone: (614) 688-0343

Rutgers Hasim Phillips hphillips@scarletknights.

com Phone: (732) 445-6069

Jimmy Gill jgill@

Penn State Kristina Petersen kap18@psu.edu Phone: (814) 865-1757

Illinois Kent Brown kwbrown3@illinois.edu

Iowa Steve Roe steven-roe@uiowa.edu Phone: (319) 335-9411

Nebraska Keith Mann kmann@ Phone: (402) 472-2263

Matt Smith msmith@ Phone: (402) 770-5926

Minnesota Paul Rovnak psrovnak@umn.edu Phone: (612) 625-9379

Northwestern Paul Kennedy pkennedy@northwestern.

edu Phone: (847) 467-2028

Purdue Patrick Crawford pcrawf@purdue.edu Phone: (765) 494-3145

Wisconsin Brian Lucas bml@athletics.wisc.edu Phone: (608) 263-5052

Brian Mason bm3@athletics.wisc.edu

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten leads all conferences with more than 1,800 Academic All-Americans,

including 56 honorees during the 2020-21 academic year.

Big Life. Big Stage. Big Ten.

Since its inception in 1896, the pursuit and attainment of academic excellence has been a priority for every Big Ten member institution. But maintaining the conference's standard of competing at the highest level in athletics also endures as an important component of the Big Ten experience. Striking that balance between academics and athletics is integral to the Big Ten's identity. Recognized as one of intercollegiate sports' most successful undertakings, the Big Ten strives for success from its students not only on the field and in the classroom, but around the world as well.

PREMIER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS

The Big Ten Academic Alliance is an academic consortium of all 14 Big Ten

universities, which is widely considered to be the model for effective and

voluntary collaboration among top research universities.

LEADERS IN INNOVATION

Took part in the nation's first bowl game, winning the 1902 Rose Bowl

Game, and signed an exclusive contract with the Tournament of Roses

in 1946, making it the first bowl with permanent conference affiliations.

Every Big Ten Academic Alliance institution ranks among the top 70 universities in the nation according to the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities, including six in the top 30.

The Big Ten leads all conferences with more than 1,800 Academic AllAmericans, including a Big Ten-record 56 honorees during the 2020-21 academic year.

Awarded the first Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1915, honoring outstanding seniors who demonstrated excellence in academics and athletics.

Formed the Big Ten Advisory Commission in 1972, enlisting former students that competed in conference athletics to serve as liaisons to the NCAA's Diversity and Inclusion Department, the Big Ten Student-Athlete Advisory Commission and other organizations.

Big Ten Academic Alliance schools annually conduct $10 billion in funded Became the first conference to voluntarily adopt male and female

research, $5 billion more than any other conference.

participation goals after launching its Gender Equity Action Plan in 1992.

A HISTORY OF ATHLETIC SUCCESS

Big Ten schools have won at least five national championships in 23 of the last 27 years, averaging nearly seven per year during that span.

Since the 2008-09 academic year, current Big Ten institutions have claimed 80 team national championships in 22 different sports.

BROAD-BASED PROGRAMMING

The Big Ten will administer more than $240 million in direct financial support to more than 9,800 students competing in intercollegiate athletics for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports.

The Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men's ice hockey and men's and women's lacrosse in this decade.

The Big Ten leads the nation in total students competing in intercollegiate athletics and participation opportunities, and sponsors more official sports than all conferences except the Ivy League.

More than 1,500 Big Ten competitors have participated in the Olympics, winning more than 500 medals, including more than 200 gold. The Big Ten Conference enjoyed its finest performance at a single Olympic Games during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, as athletes with Big Ten ties set conference records by earning 51 total medals and 22 gold medals during the 17-day competition. All 14 Big Ten member schools had an athlete win at least one medal in Tokyo, also a first in conference history.

PASSIONATE FOLLOWING

The Big Ten leads all conferences with 6.4 million alumni and nearly 580,000 students.

Each year more than 11 million patrons attend Big Ten home contests, as the conference has led the nation in attendance for men's basketball, ice hockey, volleyball and wrestling.

Implemented the first collegiate football system of instant replay in 2004, which the NCAA approved for use among all conferences in 2006.

Launched the Big Ten Network (BTN) in 2007, the first national conferenceowned television network.

Began partnering with the Ivy League to study the effects of head injuries in sports in 2012.

Accepted Johns Hopkins University as the conference's first sport affiliate members in men's and women's lacrosse in 2013 and 2015, respectively, and added Notre Dame as a sport affiliate member in men's ice hockey in 2017.

EXTENSIVE TELEVISION EXPOSURE

Through the Big Ten's current media agreements with BTN, ABC/ ESPN, CBS and FOX, more than 2,000 Big Ten events are produced and distributed nationally and globally on an annual basis.

BTN is in almost 60 million homes across the United States and Canada, and is also available via the Fox Sports App, delivering live and ondemand programming to computers, smartphones and tablets. B1G+ streams hundreds of additional events each season.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

For more than 30 years, through the Big Ten's SCORE (Success Comes Out of Reading Everyday) program, the conference has partnered with Chicago elementary schools to improve reading performance.

Surrounding the Big Ten Football Championship Game and Basketball Tournaments, the conference has held numerous community initiatives, partnered with the College Football Playoff Foundation and other events such as the Big Ten Career Expo, SaturDAY of Service and Youth Football Clinics. In addition, the Big Ten has hosted a downtown 5K, collaborated with a local breast cancer awareness group and provided unique event experiences for military veterans.

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