This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/minnesota as Main takeaways from P.J. Fleck's press conference at Big Ten Media Days. P.J. Fleck was the first coach to speak to the media as part of the Big Ten's annual Media Days on Wednesday. He had a lot to say, but there were a few things that stood out.

The Big Ten continues to push for a 16-team playoff, with multiple automatic qualifiers from power conferences: four from the Big Ten and SEC, and two each from the ACC and Big 12.

There were several reasons for Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti to bring the conference’s media days to Southern Nevada.

Initially it appeared the Big Ten and SEC were aligned on the proposed format, but that’s no longer the case.