Big Ten Coverage

Brownlow Mailbag: Will Duke coach Mike Elko leave for 'Big Ten money?'

WIth Pat Fitzgerald out at Northwestern, many in the Triangle are asking WRALSportsFan's Lauren Brownlow if it's possible for the second-year head coach to split Durham and go to the Wildcats for big money.

Brownlow Mailbag: Who benefits from a conference switch more, UNC or NC State?

With conference realignment all the rage these days, WRALSportsFan's Lauren Brownlow goes into her Twitter mailbag to answer who between the two rivals benefits more from a new conference.

Would Jim Phillips leave the ACC to become commissioner of the Big Ten?

Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio discuss the likelihood of Jim Phillips switching conferences on The OG.

UNC-Clemson is not only conference championship worth watching

North Carolina and Clemson are two-loss teams, meaning the ACC will get left out of the CFP for a second consecutive season.

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Rivalry week is here! North Carolina hosts NC State on Friday afternoon

Kickoff between North Carolina and North Carolina State is set for 3:30 p.m. ET Friday.

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Big Ten signs huge new TV deals, increasing revenue gap with ACC

The Big Ten announced seven-year agreements with Fox, CBS and NBC on Thursday, reportedly worth more than $1 billion per year. In the future, the conference will have a tripleheader each Saturday with each network broadcasting a game.

Brian Murphy, WRAL investigative sports reporter

ACC commissioner 'okay with living in different communities' than the SEC, Big Ten

WRAL's Chris Lea reports from the ACC Kickoff in Charlotte after ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips addressed the future of the conference while the revenue gap widens between the ACC and the SEC and Big Ten.

Former NC State AD Lee Fowler on ACC's 2005 expansion: 'It was a crazy 24 hours'

Former North Carolina State University Athletics Director Lee Fowler recalled what it was like when the ACC added the University of Miami and Virginia Tech in July 2004 and Boston College in July 2005.

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Welter: College football conference realignment is multiverse mayhem

USC and UCLA to the Big Ten has turned college football upside down. It feels like we will eventually end in a world with two super conferences and then everyone else. Let's take a trip through the multiverse to see if there's another way this plays out.

Pat Welter

ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 launch mental health initiative

The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 launched an initiative Monday to raise awareness of the importance of mental health as part of their conference alliance announced earlier this year.

Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press

Hamilton: While Georgia remains alpha dog; parity rules across college football

There's a gap between Georgia and everyone else. Check that: There's a canyon separating the Bulldogs from the serfs of college football.

Scott Hamilton, WRAL Sports contributor

Shot of Joe to Go: Alliance? More like a détente

WRAL sports analyst Joe Giglio makes the case why there is more to this alliance between the ACC, Big Ten and PAC-12 than what is on the surface.

Hamilton: ACC and friends 'alliance' creates more questions than answers

Because so little has been mapped out regarding the partnership, it's created more uncertainty in what is already the most unstable and volatile period in the history of college athletics.

Scott Hamilton, WRAL Sports contributor

ACC Panic Room: Did we learn anything from 'Alliance' announcement?

Lauren Brownlow and Joe Ovies react to the formal announcement of an alliance between the ACC, Big Ten and PAC-12.

ACC, Big 10, Pac-12 announce handshake 'alliance'

Facing a rapidly shifting landscape in college sports, the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 have agreed to work together with the goal of creating stability during a volatile time.

NC native talks Big 10 football delay

Heading into his senior season, Madison Cone just found out he may have to play football in the spring - if at all for this season. He sat down to talk with WRAL's Chris Lea to talk about the change.

Giglio: The Big Ten made its football move but it's more complicated for the ACC

So much for the leaders of the "Power 5" schools being on the same page.

Joe Giglio, Multimedia sports journalist

Big Ten to play only conference games in all fall sports

Reports emerged Thursday that the Big Ten has decided to adopt a conference-only schedule for all of its fall sports in 2020, including college football.

Lauren Brownlow, WRALSportsFan columnist/reporter

Tar Heels stay unbeaten after beating Illinois in women's Big Ten/ACC Challenge

With five Tar Heels scoring in double figures and three of those registering double-doubles, the North Carolina women's basketball team beat visiting Illinois 85-60 in Big Ten/ACC Challenge play Thursday evening at Carmichael Arena.

UNC Sports Information

Dhani Jones: Former NFL linebacker and CNBC host talks "Bow Tie Cause" and partnership with Alsco

Dhani Jones, an All-Big Ten Linebacker at the University of Michigan who played 11 seasons in the NFL before transitioning to television on CNBC's "Dhani Tackles the Globe" and "Adventure Capitalist," joins the Sports Shop along with Alsco All Fresh National Sales Manager Ben Terrell. Jones discusses his partnership with Alsco and Richard Childress Racing ahead of next month's Alsco 300 NASCAR Xfinity Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway as well as his philanthropic efforts, including "Bow Tie Cause," which enables people to support people and organizations -- through raising awareness and fundraising -- by purchasing and wearing ties themed specifically with the selected cause.

GIFs: ACC-B1G Challenge, Days 1-2

Not quite ready for basketball? Neither are we. But, the ACC-B1G Challenge is upon us, and we must preview it.

Lauren Brownlow, Columnist/reporter

Patterson: Dabo made the right decision

CBSsports.com college football writer, Chip Patterson, joins Adam and Joe to discuss the Trevor Lawrence/Kelly Bryant situation at Clemson, playoff implications in the Notre Dame/Stanford game and why Penn State is good enough to beat Ohio State but won't win the Big Ten.

Late start times for Triangle schools in ACC/Big Ten Challenge

North Carolina State, North Carolina and Duke will all play games that tip off at 9 p.m. or later.

Adelson: Ohio State is doing the right thing

ESPN's Andrea Adelson joins Adam and Joe to discuss why Urban Meyer felt the need to lie at Big Ten media days, the holes in Meyer's story and her opinion on how Ohio State is handling the situation.

Best of Adam and Joe (July 24th, 2018)

Adam and Joe, heard weekdays 3-7 on 99.9 The Fan. On this edition of the show the guys discuss Chuck Kaiton leaving the Canes radio broadcast and Jim Harbaugh's Big Ten media day appearance. Also, the "Top 4 at $" only in New York things.