Tony Petitti opens the door for Big Ten Championship Game moving West

During Big Ten media days on Tuesday, Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti addressed the issue of where the conference championship game would be held in the future. He announced that it would remain in Indianapolis for the next four years, but explained that with expansion, things would change moving forward.

“Given the footprint of the conference, the cities that are now interested in hosting Big Ten Champions have clearly expanded. We are really comfortable with the decision to stay here in Indianapolis, with football here, for the next four seasons. We think that it’s the right thing to do. Now having said that I think you are going to see us begin to expand. I think it’s really important to make sure that markets around the country are able to experience Big Ten Championships. It’s a really good way to connect the conference. I think that over time you will start to see the geographic footprint expand– keeping in mind competitive issues. I think that you can fully expect that over time you will see the footprint of how we host championships change and grow.”

Locations such as the Rose Bowl in Pasadena and Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas seem like likely landing spots to decide the conference title in 2029 and beyond.

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