MINNEAPOLIS — Tony Petitti’s six-month anniversary of his hiring as Big Ten commissioner comes Wednesday, and that half-year has consisted of significant change across the college sports landscape.
From adding Washington and Oregon to finalizing media rights contracts to working with fellow commissioners on a 12-team College Football Playoff, Petitti hardly had time for a honeymoon period after his May 15 start date.
“I feel absolutely privileged to have the job. I really do,” Petitti said “It’s an incredible responsibility. You see it and feel it every time you’re on campus.”
Petitti spoke with The Athletic as part of the Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball media days at the Target Center, which will host the women’s tournament for the second straight year and the men’s tournament for the first time. There were plenty of items to discuss, ranging from the 2024 football schedules to current and future basketball plans to locations for future postseason sites. With that, here are 10 big topics that Petitti addressed on Monday.
Future football schedules
The Big Ten unveiled conference football opponents from 2024 through 2028 last week, and Petitti basked in the way it was arranged. For him, the confluence of implementing an equitable conference-wide…
