Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany speaks during football media days in July 2018 in Chicago. (Getty Images) One of the most outsized figures in college athletics will be stepping down after next year.

Way back in December, when the Big Ten announced publicly that they would be exploring the possibility of adding new members, the conference stated that it would take 12-18 months to decide whether or ...

Make that three conference commissioners who favor reform in college football. Like his SEC counterpart Mike Slive, and ACC commish John Swofford, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany opened up his ...

In July 2008, I sat with Jim Delany in his office at the old Big Ten headquarters, a nondescript building not far from Chicago's O'Hare Airport. Delany had led the conference for nearly two decades.

Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany speaks at Big Ten Media Days on Monday, July 24, 2017, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Staff Writer Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany speaks at Big Ten Media Days on ...

On a morning in late February, Whit Babcock, the athletic director at Virginia Tech, received an email from an unfamiliar sender with a very familiar last name. “I know you have worked with my father, ...

Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany wields the power in college sports. He is smart. And he is ruthless. So says John Feinstein on his blog. Now that seems harsh. It may also be 100 percent accurate. I'll ...

Jim Delany admits his crystal ball doesn't feature 20-20 vision, but when asked Monday if he believes college football is headed toward a four-league super conference model, he said no. Or, at least, ...

In what is a case of “it was only a matter of time”, the sanctimonious, holier-than-the-SEC commissioner of the Big Ten has reared his head and issued a statement regarding the “situation” at Ohio ...

Jim Delany is retiring as Big Ten commissioner, a job he has held since 1989. For college football there is one question that hangs above all: Does this mean the playoff is going to expand? Yes, it ...

Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany expressed disappointment in the league's results Saturday but doesn't think the door is closed for a Big Ten team to reach the inaugural College Football Playoff. "Big ...

Considering the BCS committee revealed a three semifinal, Rose Bowl-preferred plan covered in Jim Delany’s fingerprints last month, it should come as a shock to no one that the Big Ten commissioner ...