Bowl revenue from the Big Ten's postseason-eligible teams is split evenly throughout the conference. All 12 teams are permitted to use it however they see it.

When Penn State was sanctioned by the NCAA for the ugly mess stemming from the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal, it had to give back a large sum of money to the rest of the Big Ten's member schools. Ohio State took the measure of donating the $181,000 to two local child-advocacy organizations.