The Big Ten wants to be treated as a power. It shouldn’t be surprised to see Ohio State doing the same

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Big Ten , for years, has looked for and found ways to make more money than its peers.

It’s clear, in a time where we’ve gone from the Power Five to the Power Four, that there’s really a Power Two: the SEC and the Big Ten. The conferences have acted as the superpowers they are, demanding more money than, say, the ACC.

So, when a member institution within the Big Ten takes a page from its conference’s book, it shouldn’t come as a surprise.

Ohio State is the biggest brand in the Big Ten, drawing massive viewership to the conference’s TV partners — Fox, CBS and NBC. It’s not shocking the Buckeyes want to be rewarded as such when the conference’s current media rights deal is up at the end of the decade.

Equal distribution of that money across the Big Ten may become