Nebraska joins Big Ten

The Big Ten’s board of presidents and chancellors unanimously approved adding Nebraska today, just a few hours after the school formally disclosed its interest.


The move is a potentially crippling blow to the Big 12 and the biggest move yet in an off-season overhaul that will leave college sports looking much different by this time next year.


Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said he presumed there would be a Big Ten championship football game beginning in 2011. He also said the conference would “pause” from further expansion over the next 12 to 18 months. He declined to comment on whether Notre Dame or any other school was on the league’s radar.


Nebraska joins Big Ten