For the third consecutive season, a Big Ten team will open the season ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll. Michigan opened the 2023 season at No. 2 and went on to win the National Championship, and Ohio State opened the 2024 season at No.

Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Carnell Tate (17) celebrates a first down catch beside Indiana Hoosiers defensive back Terry Jones Jr. (12) during the NCAA football game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Ohio State won 38-15.

College football personality Paul Finebaum didn't mince any words following the NCAA's release of Michigan's punishment for sign stealing scandal

Paul Finebaum says the only reason the Big Ten wants to expand the CFP field is to add more mediocre Big Ten teams.

Finebaum’s harshest assessment centered on Harbaugh himself, calling the coach “a total fraud in everything he said,” going on to accuse him of portraying himself as a man of integrity while knowingly benefiting from controversial strategies.

Paul Finebaum is ready to leave the country if a Big Ten team wins the national championship, but he expects an SEC team will win it all.