Indianapolis will play host to the Big Ten’s football championship game through 2015, the conference announced Sunday.

Beating Chicago in a bid to secure the game beyond its inaugural edition this year, Indianapolis will stage the Big Ten championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium, the home stadium of the Indianapolis Colts.

The city also was awarded the Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in 2014 and 2016 in rotation with Chicago, which will have the tournaments in 2013 and 2015. Those games will occur at Conseco Fieldhouse.

Indianapolis has played host to the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament each year since 2008 and the women’s tournament each year since 2002.