While the SEC and Big Ten have yet to reach a unified stance, the expansion stalemate remains unresolved, with each conference holding its ground. But Indiana’s national title run changed the tone.

What Curt Cignetti has done with his Hoosiers has changed the conversation for many college football programs, and for the Big Ten vs SEC power balance.

Michigan in 2023. Ohio State in 2024. And now Indiana in 2025 with its first national title, ever, after holding on to defeat Miami in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday night. Read that again.

The college football season belonged to the Big Ten for the third year in a row, with the Indiana Hoosiers winning the National Championship. The Orego

The Big Ten gave fans something to dream about when it was revealed Ohio State will travel to Bloomington on Oct. 17.

While Dartmouth got out of the gates hot, the ECAC is back in Quinnipiac hands and that should worry the rest of the nation come tournament time. The Bobcats have won 13 of 15 and freshman Ethan Wyttenbach (CGY) continues to rule with 33 points in 24 games.

The Hawkeyes are tied with UCLA atop the Big Ten standings with Michigan and Ohio State a game behind. This next stretch will go a long way to determining Iowa’s place in the Big Ten race. The team has continued to have success at home in front of sellout crowds. The Hawkeyes are 10-0 this season in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The 16-1 Wolverines return home after road wins over Washington and Oregon, while the Hoosiers look to snap a two-game losing streak in Big Ten play.