LSU won’t be participating in bowl season this year as part of a self-imposed one-year bowl ban. The school announced the ban stemming from an investigation from improper booster payments to players. The Tigers are 3-and-5 but still had bowl eligibility before the decision.
The Big Ten Conference is changing its six-game minimum rule in football. The move paves the way for fourth-ranked Ohio State to compete in the conference title game next week. The news comes after the Buckeyes’ regular-season finale against Michigan on Saturday was canceled due to COVID-19 issues within the Wolverines’ program.
Under previous rules, OSU would not have been eligible to compete in the Big Ten title game after playing just five regular-season games. Ohio State will clash with Northwestern in the title game one week from Saturday.