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Penn State's James Franklin weighs in on Big Ten as SEC, ACC, Big 12 lock 10 power opponents

Starting next season, the SEC, ACC, and Big 12 will all hold their members to a new scheduling standard: 10 games against power conference opponents. The Big Ten, however, has no plans to follow suit, according to multiple sources.

That gap has already sparked questions about fairness in the College Football Playoff debate and left coaches like Penn State’s James Franklin pushing for consistency.

The Big Ten has long touted its nine-game league slate as tougher than the SEC’s eight. But unlike its peers, the league does not require schools to add a non-conference power opponent.

For Franklin and others, that discrepancy raises problems for playoff selection and undermi

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