The home of the Big Ten Conference Football Championship may no longer be solely Indianapolis.
Des Moines-based radio show “Miller and Condon” reports that future Big Ten title games will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
“I think that the Big Ten football people are getting very, very close — in fact, maybe dotting Is and crossing Ts — that the Big Ten Football Championship is coming to Las Vegas,” said Ken Miller Thursday from a remote broadcast from Las Vegas. “Potentially twice in the next five years.”
The move is not expected to make Las Vegas the permanent home of the game, with games rotating back to Indianapolis.
“This is happening quick,” Miller went on to say. “Apparently the Big Ten offices, Big Ten commissioner, whoever is in charge of that is getting real close to signing off on the Big Ten Football Championship moving from Indianapolis for at least a couple of years.”
The Big Ten Championship has been played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis since its inception in 2011. The league is coming up on the second year of a three year deal with Lucas Oil Stadium.
As of right now, 2023 is the final year that the Big Ten will decide championship game teams by division winners. Beginning in 2024, the top two teams in the league standings will face off for the conference title.