Welcome back to the Michigan Insider here on the Big 1050 WTCA online at the big 1050.com.

Big 10 football media days kicked off yesterday down in Las Vegas.

First up was Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petiti.

So let's get to him first now here on the Michigan Insider on the Big 1050 WTCA.

Thank you, SOT.

Good morning and welcome to the 2025 Discover Big Ten Football Media Days.

Next week, our team's open training camp in just 37 days from today, Rutgers, Minnesota,

Nebraska and Wisconsin will kick off their seasons and the first full weekend of a

2020-26 college football season.

Among the 18 head coaches you'll hear from over the next three days,

I want to specially welcome new Purdue coach Barry Odom to the conference.

Thank you to our host, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

This is the Big Ten conferences debut in the city that will host our 2027 women's and

2008 men's basketball tournaments. This year we're excited to announce new and

expanded partnerships and platforms to strengthen our conference and deepen the

impact of our corporate partners. These relationships reflect our shared

commitment to innovation, fan engagement, and delivering value to our student athletes and schools.

This fall will be the second year of the We Give Blood Drive in partnership with Abbott, attacking the worst blood shortage in a generation.

Last year, more than 20,000 Big Ten fans donated blood and saved more than 60,000 lives.

And the University of Nebraska won a $1 million prize to support student health initiatives.

This year will be kicking off the competition on August 27 with the winner announced December 6th at the 2025 Discover Big Ten Football Championship game

in Indianapolis airing on Fox.

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