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ESPN's SEC Bias Explained... + Is Dan Lanning the Next James Franklin?!
ESPN’s 2026 FPI rankings are once again fueling accusations that the network is biased toward the SEC. With ESPN financially invested in promoting SEC football, can its rankings and analytics really be viewed as completely objective—or is the bigger problem that Fox, CBS, NBC and the Big Ten Network do not promote Big Ten football nearly as aggressively?
Zach Seyko of Locked On Nittany Lions and Jacob Goins of Locked On Hoosiers break down ESPN’s SEC-heavy rankings, why Big Ten teams may not receive the same national treatment and whether preseason models such as FPI should be taken seriously…
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