Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti has stood his ground on College Football Playoff model discussions, but time is running out.

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has called Petitti's bluff by going to nine conference games. That decision could bear fruit for college football fans.

College football's top brands jockey for the national championship, and a Big Ten/SEC challenge could be another layer to that.

The Big Ten and SEC exchanged their schedule politicking during the talking season of summer media days, but they perhaps are more aligned or finding a middle ground.

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey hinted Saturday that he and Big Ten counterpart Tony Petitti are working on a potential college football scheduling alliance that would create a Big Ten vs SEC challenge, or at least it coul

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