The University of Nebraska is set to join the Big Ten after receiving unanimous approval yesterday from the Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors.
The move is effective July 1, 2011, with competition to begin in all sports for the 2011-12 academic year. It marks the conference's first expansion since the addition of Penn State in 1990. It increases Big Ten membership to 12 schools.
"By unanimous vote, the Big Ten Presidents and Chancellors are pleased to welcome the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to the Big Ten Conference," said council chair and Michigan State President Lou Anna K. Simon in a press release. "We believe Nebraska is an extraordinary fit, reflecting the criteria we established at the beginning of the process - high academic quality, competitiveness, cultural compatibility and fiscal responsibility . . . We look forward to working with our colleagues at UNL in the years ahead."
In other college news:
* With the future of the Big 12 at stake, Texas regents have scheduled a meeting Tuesday to decide whether the Longhorns will remain in the fast-disintegrating league or switch to another conference. Texas is considered the lynchpin to the Big 12's survival, particularly after the league lost Nebraska (Big Ten) and Colorado (Pac-10) in a matter of 2 days this week.
The Pac-10 is reportedly interested in inviting Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech to form a 16-team league. Texas Tech officials also scheduled a Tuesday meeting.
* According to an ESPN.com report, Southern California will likely lose its 2004 BCS title, but not its Associated Press title.
"The 2004 poll stands," AP sports editor Terry Taylor confirmed in an e-mail to the Los Angeles Times. "The poll is intended to measure on-field performance. If teams are allowed to play, they're allowed to be ranked and USC certainly played in 2004."
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The move is effective July 1, 2011, with competition to begin in all sports for the 2011-12 academic year. It marks the conference's first expansion since the addition of Penn State in 1990. It increases Big Ten membership to 12 schools.
"By unanimous vote, the Big Ten Presidents and Chancellors are pleased to welcome the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to the Big Ten Conference," said council chair and Michigan State President Lou Anna K. Simon in a press release. "We believe Nebraska is an extraordinary fit, reflecting the criteria we established at the beginning of the process - high academic quality, competitiveness, cultural compatibility and fiscal responsibility . . . We look forward to working with our colleagues at UNL in the years ahead."
In other college news:
* With the future of the Big 12 at stake, Texas regents have scheduled a meeting Tuesday to decide whether the Longhorns will remain in the fast-disintegrating league or switch to another conference. Texas is considered the lynchpin to the Big 12's survival, particularly after the league lost Nebraska (Big Ten) and Colorado (Pac-10) in a matter of 2 days this week.
The Pac-10 is reportedly interested in inviting Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech to form a 16-team league. Texas Tech officials also scheduled a Tuesday meeting.
* According to an ESPN.com report, Southern California will likely lose its 2004 BCS title, but not its Associated Press title.
"The 2004 poll stands," AP sports editor Terry Taylor confirmed in an e-mail to the Los Angeles Times. "The poll is intended to measure on-field performance. If teams are allowed to play, they're allowed to be ranked and USC certainly played in 2004."
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