Conference championship weekend brought plenty of storylines. Teams completed their College Football Playoff resumes, and the Big Ten emerged as the big TV ratings winner of the weekend. An average of 18.

College football's last two undefeated teams face off in the 2025 Big Ten Championship Game. Learn how to stream Indiana University vs Ohio State University live on Saturday, Dec. 6.

That said, Saturday’s matchup features stellar quarterback play from Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza and Ohio State’s Julian Sayin, both currently among the top favorites for the Heisman Trophy, which could play a significant role in the game’s outcome.

After a dramatic finish to championship weekend, there is officially a new No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time since Week 2.

Neither has come to fruition thus far. Even after the College Football Playoff moved to a straight-seeding format for the 2025 season, it still preserved automatic bids for the five highest-ranked conference champions -- adding even more motivation to win a title.

What Cignetti has done can’t go unnoticed, as he has taken a program that has been a Big Ten bottom feeder for years and turned it into a bonafide National Championship contender. The Big Ten Championship started out with an IU punt,