Mike Ortiz Named Vice President, Replay at the Big Ten Conference

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has named Mike Ortiz vice president, replay. A seasoned veteran of the industry, Ortiz will oversee the Big Ten’s replay operations for football and Olympic sports. Ortiz will report to senior vice president, sports administration Rebecca Pany and will be based at the Big Ten Conference headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois. 

Ortiz joins the Big Ten after 12 years at the Pac-12 Conference, most recently serving as vice president, video operations. Prior to the Pac-12, Ortiz was a video coordinator within several football programs, including at Oregon State University, the University of Washington, and the University of Colorado.

Ortiz is a graduate of the University of Colorado, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism.

Big Ten Conference (bigten.org) is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness. The broad-based programs of the 14 Big Ten institutions will provide over $200 million in direct financial support to more than 9,800 students for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports. Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse since 2013.