Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany has softened his stance on conference teams scheduling FCS opponents.
Speaking Monday at Big Ten Media Days in Chicago, Delany said going forward it's OK for conference teams to play FCS opponents in years where teams play only four league home games.
Three years ago, the Big Ten announced a policy to stop scheduling Football Championship Subdivision opponents. Some FCS games remained on Big Ten teams' schedules because of prior contracts.
In pulling back on the policy, Delany mentioned the fact no other conferences joined the Big Ten in discouraging or banning FCS scheduling.