When former Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delaney retired in 2020, the conference hired former Minnesota Vikings CEO Kevin Warren to replace him as the conference’s commissioner. But after just two years with the conference, it looks like Warren could be on the move, heading back to the NFL.
According to a report from college football insider Pete Thamel of ESPN, Kevin Warren is expected to interview to become the President and CEO of the Chicago Bears and is considered a top candidate.
“Sources: Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren has emerged as a top candidate to be the next President/CEO of the Chicago Bears. He’s interviewed in person for the job and is considered among the final candidates. The process is expected to wrap up in the upcoming weeks,” Thamel said in a Tweet.
Throughout his two years leading the Big Ten, a lot has happened. Warren guided the conference through the COVID-19 pandemic and has helped set the Big Ten up for the future with conference expansion.
Although he faced plenty of criticism for his COVID-19 response, he has been on the frontier of college football playoff expansion by adding USC and UCLA to the conference. And it sounds like he has big plans for the future of the conference.
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