GARY BARTA

The future of the College Football Playoff could lead to major changes for the Big Ten. Iowa athletic director Gary Barta told The Athletic the conference could reduce the number of Big Ten games every year by one to eight in the 2023 season and said divisions could be eliminated. Elimination of divisions and a reduction in conference games would allow the Big Ten to schedule games against the Pac-12 and ACC after the three conferences in August announced an alliance. But we have had active conversations about the schedule beyond 2022.”The Big Ten has East and West divisions and plays nine conference games, including three divisional crossovers. Barta recently ended a three-year term on the College Football Playoff selection committee and was the chairman the last two seasons.

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Michigan football will play Georgia with a shot to get to the national championship game on the line.

1 team in the final College Football Playoff rankings. “Coming into the game, Georgia, they were undefeated. Although the Crimson Tide lost to an unranked Mississippi State team earlier in the year, its strength of schedule ranks fourth nationally. The Wolverines, whose only loss was by four points on the road against a ranked Michigan State team, have played the 21st-toughest schedule. Alabama is 9-1 against FPI top-40 teams, while Michigan is 5-1.

Michigan moved up to No. 2 in the second-to-last College Football Playoff rankings.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL, USA -- On the latest episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah dissect the answers they got from playoff selection committee chairman Gary Barta on Tuesday night and analyze what those words mean for how the committee is viewing the playoff race. Question 1: Has there been any discussion about ranking Notre Dame ahead of Cincinnati despite the Bearcats’ win over the Irish?

Michigan State and Michigan settled the rivalry on the field but the debate continues. Michigan jumped Michigan State last week – after the Spartans suffered their first loss at Purdue while the Wolverines beat Indiana – which led to a discussion over the importance of head-to-head results. 6 and Michigan State (9-1, 6-1) at No. “I think it’s important,” Michigan State coach Mel Tucker said of the value of head-to-head results in the rankings on ESPN Tuesday night. 3 and Ohio State (9-1) No.

“They’re ranked higher than Michigan State in just about every category,” he said. “That being said, the committee gave great credence to a Michigan State win head-to-head against Michigan.”More: Michigan moves ahead of MSU in new College Football Playoff rankingsHowever, that favorable impression appeared to only last five days. Michigan State defeated Michigan 37-33. The path is a bit more difficult for Michigan, which not only must win its remaining games — over Penn State, Maryland Ohio State — but get a Michigan State loss as well. Michigan travels to Penn State on Saturday (noon, ABC), while Michigan State hosts Maryland (4 p.m., FOX).

That means a sweep of the team’s remaining four games and some help elsewhere (think chaos in the Big Ten East) could grant Michigan its first-ever playoff berth. In fact, Michigan State’s 37-33 win over Michigan on Saturday appeared to have helped propel the Spartans into the No. More: Michigan State No. 7 in first College Football Playoff rankingsThose things bode well for Michigan and its CFP positioning during the final stretch of the season. One more trip up and Michigan will be unofficially eliminated, as no two-loss team has ever qualified for the playoff.

How big was Michigan State’s win against Michigan last week? Big enough to lift the Spartans to one of the top four spots in the College Football Playoff rankings. The initial rankings were released on Tuesday night and Michigan State (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) checked in at No. “Clearly that Michigan-Michigan State game was important in the evaluation and putting Michigan State in third,” CFP selection committee chair and Iowa athletic director Gary Barta said during a teleconference. Michigan State is still undefeated, had a very impressive win this past weekend against a strong Michigan team.”The Spartans are in the CFP rankings for the first time since being No.

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Iowa center Luka Garza walks off the court after an NCAA college basketball game against Wisconsin, Sunday, March 7, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. All rights reservedIOWA CITY, Iowa – It was Senior Day, but Luka Garza didn’t know he was going to have to give a speech. Minutes after the 6-foot-11 star scored 21 points and had 16 rebounds to lead the fifth-ranked Hawkeyes over No. 25 Wisconsin 77-73 Sunday, Iowa athletic director Gary Barta announced Garza’s jersey No. “Those two guys (Garza and Bohannon) were going to make sure we didn’t lose the game,” McCaffery said.

An Orange Bowl spot against North Carolina will be its consolation prize. It will be North Carolina’s first time in the Orange Bowl, and the first meeting between the schools. This will be just the seventh January bowl game for North Carolina. BOWL WINNERSThe Orange Bowl coaches certainly know how to end seasons with victories. WELCOME BACKFor Fisher, it’s a return to a stadium where he’s gone 6-0 — including a pair of Orange Bowl victories.

(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)COLUMBUS, Ohio – Shortened schedule and all, Ohio State is headed back to the College Football Playoff and a familiar foe will be waiting. Barta, the Iowa athletic director, said “there was no dissension in the room” over putting Ohio State in. Clemson coach Dabo Sweeney said he wasn't surprised Ohio State got in with fewer games “because that’s what the committee has demonstrated over the past few weeks. We all know Ohio State is an incredibly talented team.”The loss to Clemson in the playoff last year landed hard and lingered for the Buckeyes, Ohio State coach Ryan Day said on ESPN. It'll be different this time with less than two weeks between the conference championship game and the semifinal.

Notre Dame was picked Sunday over Texas A&M for the final spot, ending what little drama there had been. Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State have also held the first four spots in the AP Top 25 since Oct. 25. The Atlantic Coast Conference is the second league to have two teams in the playoff, joining the SEC in 2017. After sitting second in the CFP rankings for a month, Notre Dame was blown out 34-10 by Clemson in the ACC championship. Barta said the disparate number of games played by contenders — along with far fewer cross-conference games than usual —- was a challenge for the committee all season.

Ohio State (4-0) had to cancel its game at Illinois last week because of a spike in COVID-19 cases in the program. HERBSTREIT APOLOGYESPN's Kirk Herbstreit caused a commotion with some of his analysis regarding Ohio State, Michigan and teams using COVID-19 as an excuse to not play. The Wolverines (2-4) are scheduled to host Maryland this week and play at Ohio State on Dec. 12. “I still think Michigan waves the white flag, potentially avoids playing Ohio State next week,” Herbstreit said. the former Ohio State quarterback said.

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2018, file photo, Iowa strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle walks on the field before an NCAA college football game between Iowa and Northern Illinois, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)IOWA CITY, Iowa Iowa cut ties with strength coach Chris Doyle on Monday, announcing a separation agreement that will pay him more than $1.1 million after former Hawkeyes accused him of mistreating and belittling African American players. The university and I have reached an agreement and it is time to move on from Iowa football. Doyle agreed not to take any legal action against the university, the board of regents or state of Iowa. There are too many racial disparities in the Iowa football program.

Iowa football strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle has been placed on administrative leave after several black former players posted on social media about what they described as systemic racism in the program. None complained directly about his treatment inside the Iowa program. There are too many racial disparities in the Iowa football program. Black players have been treated unfairly for far too long, Daniels wrote. I'll put you back on the streets, Doyle told the teammate, according to Rugamba.