The Big Ten welcomed the 2022 season under the bright lights of Lucas Oil Stadium Tuesday, where Commissioner Kevin Warren opened the floor to plenty of questions regarding expansion, NIL, diversity and much more. Half of the conference’s coaches and a selection of athletes took the field over the course of the day, including Pat Fitzgerald, cornerback Cameron Mitchell, offensive lineman Peter Skoronski and defensive lineman Adetomiwa Adebawore. Below, we’ve rounded up the major storylines, both conference- and Northwestern-related, from the media sessions.

The Big Ten’s Approach: Boldness and Innovation

If you thought Warren repeated the phrases “bold” and “change” umpteen times, you weren’t mishearing.