FILE - Ohio State coach Ryan Day yells during an NCAA college football practice in Columbus, Ohio, in this Monday, April 5, 2021, file photo. There will be no easing into the season for most Big Ten teams. Ohio State coach Ryan Day was non-committal when asked if he liked playing a conference opener. “I’ll tell you after Thursday night’s game,” he said. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)

FILE - Wisconsin head football coach Paul Chryst talks to reporters during the team's NCAA college football media day at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., in this Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, file photo. There will be no easing into the season for most Big Ten teams. “What a way to open up this season,” said Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst, whose 12th-ranked team hosts No. 19 Penn State on Saturday, Sept. 4. (Kayla Wolf/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

FILE - Minnesota running back Mohamed Ibrahim carries the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Illinois in Champaign, Ill., in this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, file photo. There will be no easing into the season for most Big Ten teams. Ibrahim said he and his teammates are juiced up playing the team that's won four straight Big Ten titles and played in the national championship game in January. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)