The Big Ten stopped sharing championship valor only a decade ago.
Dual champions had been crowned 32 times prior to the 2011 installation of divisions and title game. Nine other seasons ended with tri-champs, beginning in 1903 with Michigan, Minnesota and Northwestern.
That so-called Ten Year War? It delivered only three outright titles - Ohio State in 1970 and 1975, and Michigan in 1971. Turns out it was an unwinnable war. But wait, it gets worse.
Undefeated Ohio State entered Ann Arbor in 1969 knowing Michigan would be the final game of its season.