6 of the 18 Big Ten athletic departments covered by Whistle (33%) use Varsity Network, the audio streaming (Learfield), as of 4 Nov 2026: Rutgers University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Minnesota, University of Oregon, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin–Madison. Across all 1,085 covered NCAA departments, 81 use Varsity Network (7%), so the Big Ten is above the national adoption rate.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026.
Source: automated detection on each Big Ten department's public athletics website, vendor partner pages, job postings and staff titles, medium or higher confidence only; 18 covered Big Ten schools, 1,085 covered NCAA schools in total.
| School | Division | Location | Tracked staff positions | Directory last read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers University | Division I | New Brunswick, New Jersey | 382 | 2026-11-01 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Division I | Champaign, Illinois | 383 | 2026-11-03 |
| University of Minnesota | Division I | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 386 | 2026-11-03 |
| University of Oregon | Division I | Eugene, Oregon | 245 | 2026-11-01 |
| University of Washington | Division I | Seattle, Washington | 389 | 2026-11-01 |
| University of Wisconsin–Madison | Division I | Madison, Wisconsin | 461 | 2026-11-01 |
A school is listed when its public athletics website, a vendor partner page, a job posting or a staff title references Varsity Network with at least medium confidence. Detection is automated and re-run as directories refresh: absence means not detected, not not used, and contracts change, so confirm with the department before relying on a single listing.
This page is published when at least 2 covered Big Ten schools use the vendor; smaller combinations are kept out of search indexes. The conference's own page is Big Ten Athletics Staff Directory; every Varsity Network school nationally is on Which colleges use Varsity Network?.
6 of the 18 covered Big Ten athletic departments (33%) as of 4 Nov 2026: Rutgers University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Minnesota, University of Oregon, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin–Madison.
33% of covered Big Ten schools use Varsity Network against 7% of all 1,085 covered NCAA athletic departments.
The streaming staff listed in each department's directory. Whistle shows their names, titles, emails and phones (where published) on paid plans, with alerts when the role changes hands.
From the staff directories athletic departments publish on their official websites, read automatically on a rolling schedule (NCAA Division I roughly weekly, Division II and III every three to four weeks). Whistle never publishes names, emails or phone numbers on public pages; staff can remove their details at any time at gowhistle.io/remove-my-info.