After adding Oregon and Washington to its ranks, the Big Ten on Thursday announced its newest version of its future football schedules for the 2024 to 2028 seasons.
The conference had released a schedule format in June, but with Oregon and Washington joining its ranks, another release was necessary.
This most recent schedule will be formatted with what the conference is calling the Flex Protect XVII model, which will feature a combination of protected opponents and rotating opponents for the universities.
"We added two more (teams), but that changes everything.