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Big Ten sets appearance schedule for 2025 Media Days event in Las Vegas
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The Big Ten will hold its annual Media Days event in Las Vegas this year, beginning on July 22 and lasting through July 24.
On Wednesday, the conference announced the appearance schedule for all 18 teams that will take a turn around the dais inside Mandalay Bay. The defending Big Ten champs, Oregon, will go on Day 2 of the event. The defending national champs, Ohio State, will kick things off on Day 1. The full schedule is below:
- Tuesday, July 22: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Ohio State, Rutgers
- Wednesday, July 23: Minnesota, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State, Washington, Wisconsin
- Thursday, July 24: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, UCLA, USC
More detailed schedules and attendees from each school will be announced at a later date.
The Big Ten is taking over Vegas this year after hosting its annual kickoff event inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for years. The Big Ten hosted its event in Chicago until 2020 forced a cancellation. From 2021-2024, the league hosted the multi-day event on the field inside Lucas Oil Stadium.
Two years after putting the Pac-12 on life support, the Big Ten will kick off its football season down the street from where the Pac-12 used to hold its conference championship game. Talk about rubbing salt in the wound.
The Ducks won the Big Ten in their debut season last fall, beating Ohio State at home in the regular season to help clinch a spot in the Big Ten Championship game and then outlasting Penn State to claim the title. At bet365, Oregon has the second-shortest preseason odds (+240) to win the league next fall. Ohio State (+160) is the outright favorite. Penn State (+350) and Michigan (+750) round out the contending class.
Ohio State was the preseason pick to win the Big Ten last year. Though the league itself doesn’t release its own, Cleveland.com has taken it upon itself to conduct the annual media poll. That is once again expected to release once Big Ten Media Days arrive.
Derek Peterson does a bit of everything, not unlike Taysom Hill. He has covered Oklahoma, Nebraska, the Pac-12, and now delivers CFB-wide content.