Michigan Football reportedly considering leaving the Big Ten in 2036 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Michigan is reportedly weighing the once-unthinkable option of leaving the Big Ten Conference when the league’s current media rights deal expires in 2036.

Private equity deal "would be the end of Michigan, as far as I can see, in the Big Ten conference," one member of U-M's Board of Regents said.

The University of Michigan and USC opposed a private equity deal with the Big Ten conference. The proposed $2.4 billion investment from UC Investments is now on hold. A University of Michigan regent suggested the school could consider leaving the conference if the deal proceeded.

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"That would be the end of Michigan, as far as I can see, in the Big Ten Conference," Board of Regents member Jordan Acker said Monday on SiriusXM.

The situation has some at Michigan questioning the future of the school’s 129-year relationship with the Big Ten.

A Michigan regent recently teased that the Michigan football program could leave the Big Ten by 2036 due to private equity.

The Big Ten, one of the superpowers in college football, may be gearing up for some infighting over a $2.4 billion infusion via private equity.

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The proposed $2.4 billion investment is based on the participation of UM and Southern Cal, the two holdouts among 18 Big Ten schools.