The first day of Big Ten football media days 2026 took place on Tuesday in Chicago, and with it, we heard from about one-third of the coaches and teams in the league. Ohio State head coach Ryan Day won’t have his time at the podium until Wednesday, but we did hear from Bret Bielema (Illinois), Kirk Ferentz (Iowa), Matt Campbell (Penn State), Greg Schiano (Rutgers), Lincoln Riley (USC), and Luke Fickell (Wisconsin).
If you are like us, we are interested in what all the head coaches in the conference have to say, and if so, then we have all of the press conferences from each head coach on Tuesday for you. In this case, we’ve got first-year Penn State head coach Matt Campbell and what he had to say about the tradition and respect he has for not only the school he’s at, but the Big Ten as well.
Have a listen. There’s no doubt Campbell is an impressive coach and human being, and as an Ohio native, we’ll root for him to be successful as long as it doesn’t get in the way of the scarlet and gray colors.
We’ll continue to bring you sound bites, news, and commentary from the next couple of days that take place at Big Ten media days, so be sure to check back.
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