The Big Ten has taken over college football from the SEC, winning the last three National Championships, starting with Michigan, followed by Ohio State, and most surprisingly, Indiana. The SEC has always beent he college football power house, but when those in the South weren't looking, the Big Ten stepped up and took over the throne.
As much as the SEC, or more importantly, SC commissioner Greg Sankey, doesn't want to admit it, the Big Ten has taken over college football. Snakey can continue to say that the SEC is the strongest football conference in the country, but the stats just don't lie.
"If you look at the entirety of our league, we are by far the most competitive, the strongest football by far," Sankey said at the SEC Spring meetings.
Greg Sankey asked about the SEC in CFP against the Big Ten: "If you look at the entirety of our league, we are by far the most competitive, the strongest football by far."
— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos) May 27, 2026
The Big Ten has taken over college football and it all started with Michigan
There is no denying that the SEC dominated college football for quite some time. With coaches like Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, and Les Miles in his LSU era, and many other top coaches, the SEC found itself with a National Championship more times than not. However, the Big Ten has taken that torch, and it all began with Michigan.
Sure, Urban Meyer won a National Championship with Ohio State back in 2014, but it was a back-and-forth between the ACC and the SEC for quite a few years before the Big Ten really burst onto the scene. It all started when Michigan had a perfect season, capping it off with a win in the last-ever four-team College Football Playoff.
Some would say Michigan winning it then was a big more impressive. If the playoff had stayed at four teams, Ohio State would not have even been in the playoffs in 2024. Michigan really impressed when they won it, being undefeated and winning it all in the end.
The Big Ten dominance started with Michigan, and it doesn't matter what Greg Sankey says; the numbers don't lie. In the last three years, the Big Ten has had three football championships, and the SEC has had zero. The SEC hasn't even had a team in the National Championship in the last three seasons, either.
So, Sankey can look at the SEC and say they are clearly the most competitive, but in the end, the only things that matter are which team is hoisting the trophy, and it hasn't been an SEC team as of late.
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