Even with those caveats, though, Wisconsin fans will surely take this schedule over the daunting 2025 schedule. The Badgers' nine 2025 Big Ten foes that averaged 5.67 conference wins in 2024, and they ended up playing even better than that with 6.11 conference wins per team in 2025.

The 2026 college football season just wrapped up last week, but the countdown to the 2026 season is already on! On Tuesday, the Big Ten officially announced its 2026 conference schedule. Who and when will USC play? Let’s take a look at the Trojans ’ slate for next season:

The ancient rivals’ haggling over future matchups, and the eventual decision to cancel the 2026 game, forced the Trojans to find a 12th opponent. That, in turn, prompted a delay in the Big Ten’s schedule rollout by more than a month, to Tuesday — well after the SEC schedule was revealed in early December.

One big takeaway from the Oregon Ducks' conference schedule, which was released by the Big Ten on Tuesday.

Rutgers has accrued a deficit of over half a billion dollars after joining the prestigious Big Ten Conference in 2014.

Initial thoughts on Penn State’s 2026 Big Ten schedule? Glad you asked. October and November set up pretty well for Matt Campbell’s Nittany Lions. PSU still must get through training camp and August practices,

The Big Ten released Michigan’s full 2026 schedule, featuring four straight home games, a midseason bye, and a road finale at Ohio State.

The USC Trojans' 2026 Big Ten schedule was officially released on Tuesday. With USC coach Lincoln Riley entering a pivotal 2026 season, what is one big takeaway from the Trojans' Big Ten schedule release?

The Big Ten football schedule makers did USC and UCLA one small favor. Neither team will make back-to-back conference trips in 2026 without a bye week in between as part of the schedules released Tuesday.