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We’re off to Big Ten media days

We’re off to Big Ten media days

A change of scenery brings a ton of questions for a conference that currently reigns atop college football.

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ROSEMONT, Ill. — Greetings from just down the road from Big Ten headquarters, where I will soon be departing for Big Ten media days … in Las Vegas.

Hey, the times are changing in college athletics, and perhaps nowhere does that hold true more than in the Big Ten.

The start of #TalkingSZN also signifies that football is right around the corner. And boy will we have plenty to talk about in the next few days. I have interviews lined up with several key figures over the next three days, including commissioner Tony Petitti.

Who would you like to hear from? What are you interested in hearing?

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Last year’s media day was when Lincoln Riley first publicly got the ball rolling on concerns about the future of the USC-Notre Dame series. Will he have more concrete information to share now that those two are in the final year of their deal? This will also be the first time we hear from Nico Iamaleava since he left Tennessee, as UCLA is bringing its new QB.

Here are a few big-picture topics I’m particularly intrigued by as we get ready for media days:

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