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Report: B1G expected to wipe out 6-game requirement to play in championship game
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The B1G is changing its rules.
ESPN’s Heather Dinich is reporting that the B1G is expected to eliminate the 6-game requirement for the conference title game, which would allow Ohio State to play for the B1G title with only a 5-0 record. The news comes after Michigan had to call off Saturday’s game against the Buckeyes due to a positive COVID-19 test.
Indiana was sitting at the No. 2 spot in the B1G and had met the minimum requirement. Ohio State defeated the Hoosiers in a head to head contest 42-35. If the Buckeyes would have played this weekend and lost to Michigan, the Bucks still would’ve been the representative for the B1G East.
Sources tell @CFBHeather that the Big Ten is expected to change the 6-game requirement for the league title game, pending further approval from athletic directors, SWAs and presidents/chancellors. This would allow #OhioState to face #Northwestern next week in Indianapolis.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) December 9, 2020
Per Dinich, a vote is expected to come sometime today.
Northwestern has already clinched a spot in the B1G Championship Game with a 5-1 record. The Wildcats close out the season with Illinois before they’ll play in their second conference title game in three years.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB