Ohio State Football: The Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC in talks to form an alliance

According to reports by the Athletic, the Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12 have been in active discussions about forming an alliance. Here’s what that would mean for the Ohio State football program.

When Texas and Oklahoma decided to leave the Big 12 to join the SEC, many assumed that there would be a similar move made by the dominant schools in the Big Ten, Pac 12, or ACC to create a ‘super conference’ in response to the SEC.

Now the biggest question is how would this alliance be structured? The biggest benefits of this alliance would be to focus on college football and counter the SEC with the ability to create interesting and big-time matchups across the three conferences with programs like the Ohio State football program, Clemson, and USC.

These marquee matchups in turn would spike the interest of all media rights partners as well. Whether it may be Disney, ESPN, Amazon, or Fox, these companies would all be eager to claim the rights of this alliance at top dollar.

Regardless of public opinion, college athletics and college football specifically seem to be heading in this direction in terms of forming larger alliances or leagues to create the flexibility needed for the biggest brand-name matchups in the country.

More than anything, an alliance between the Big Ten, Pac-12, and ACC would create an even better environment for not only the college athletes but for all college fans. Matchups featuring Ohio State vs Clemson, Penn State vs North Carolina, and Northwestern vs Oregon will hopefully become more realistic in the regular season than just in bowl season.

If there is an alliance formed between these 3 Power 5 Conferences, it will be interesting to see what Notre Dame, the Big 12, and the other Non-Power 5 schools try to create to stay competitive.