Purdue head coach Barry Odom Big Ten media days press conference

We are on Day 2 of Big Ten football media days 2026 in Chicago, and with it, we have heard from about two-thirds of the league's coaches and teams, including Ohio State head coach Ryan Day. In addition to the OSU head man, we also heard from P.J. Fleck (Minnesota), Pat Fitzgerald ( Michigan State ), Barry Odom ( Purdue ), Bob Chesney ( UCLA ), and Dan Lanning ( Oregon ).