Alvarez: Big Ten to drop FCS scheduling
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Big Ten is planning to phase out games against Football Championship Subdivision opponents.
Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez said on WIBA-AM in Madison, Wis., Tuesday night the conference made the decision recently.
"The non-conference schedule in our league is ridiculous," Alvarez said. "It's not very appealing ...
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"So we've made an agreement that our future games will all be (Football Bowl Subdivision) schools. It will not be FCS schools."
Big Ten teams went 8-0 against FCS competition this past season. Eventual FCS champion North Dakota State defeated Minnesota, 37-24, in 2011.
Some Big Ten schools have games scheduled against FCS opponents in the next three seasons, so the ban against playing FCS opponents figures to be phased in over time.