The Big Ten Football Championship Game is a college football game that is held by the Big Ten Conference each year since 2011 to determine the conference's season champion. On August 5, the Big Ten released the new reconfigured 10-game conference-only schedule. The AP Poll returned Big Ten teams to the rankings with the Sept. 27 poll. [16][17], The following non-conference games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic:[18]. Big Ten Champions Week — East vs. West The Big Ten Conference announced today the schedule for the 2020 football season, including an eight-game Conference-only schedule starting the … On September 16, the conference approved a shortened, eight-game football season beginning October 24, which will include a daily antigen testing protocol, monitoring the cardiac health of those who are infected, and suspending team activity for seven days if a team or its population exceed specific case positivity rates. In that championship game, Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 34–21 to win their third consecutive Big Ten championship. With that win, the Buckeyes landed a spot in the 2019–20 College Football Playoff as the #2 seed.[4]. Illinois senior defensive end Isaiah Gay spoke to local and statewide media following a morning practice on Oct. 8. Their competitiveness, work ethic, flexibility, patience, inquisitiveness, sacrifice, and commitment have been an inspiration for me and for all. The Big Ten stated that it would continue to evaluate options, including competition in spring 2021. Illinois senior quarterback Brandon Peters spoke to local and statewide media following a morning practice on Oct. 7. 2 Alabama pulled away from No. There will be an eight-game regular season taking place over eight weeks. The defending league champion is Ohio State. Purdue at Wisconsin For any updates, look to the scoreboard here. All other Power Five conferences besides the Pac-12 (which also postponed its season shortly after the Big Ten's decision) were still planning to play in the fall. © 2020 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Wisconsin athletics director Barry Alvarez, who was the chairperson of the Big Ten’s return to competition task force, confirmed on Big Ten Network Wednesday morning that the league schedule will be a eight-game regular season and then a "championship week" that will include the Big Ten Championship Game in Indianapolis on Dec. 19 but also every team in the league will play a crossover game based on where they finish in their divisional standings. The Big Ten Conference has created its version of a championship weekend for its final weekend of its 2020 fall season. A spot in the CFP National Championship could be on the line and now is your chance to be there live. Nebraska at Purdue, Michigan at Ohio State | 12 p.m. | FOX