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Big Ten Coaches Decry Coast-to-Coast Grind in Year 2 of Expansion

An ESPN analyst is publicly rejecting the complaints as excuses in an NIL-fueled era.

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Overview

  • Nebraska will depart on Thursday for Saturday’s game at Maryland to blunt the effects of a roughly 1,200-mile trip, coach Matt Rhule said.
  • Coaches have linked travel to performance issues, with Penn State’s James Franklin citing energy and preparation concerns and USC’s Lincoln Riley criticizing an 11 p.m. ET to 11 a.m. ET kickoff swing.
  • West Coast newcomers face more cross-time-zone games this weekend, including Rutgers at Washington, UCLA at Michigan State, No. 7 Indiana at No. 3 Oregon, and No. 15 Michigan at USC.
  • The ACC is experiencing similar strain, as Cal and Stanford each play three games in Eastern Time and no team is required to visit both Bay Area programs this season.
  • ESPN’s Kris Budden pushed back on SiriusXM, arguing players’ NIL-era compensation and charter travel undercut the use of travel as a postgame excuse.