by Charlie on March 9, 2010
Most of the stories about the potential expansion of the Big Ten conference contain a sentence along the lines of, “The Big Ten would love to add Notre Dame, but the Fighting Irish are more likely to remain independent in football.” As of today, those sentences might need an edit. Notre Dame athletic director Jack [...]
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by Charlie on December 15, 2009
My colleague Tim Hyland, who covers college football for About.com, is breaking down the rumors about a possible expansion of the Big Ten. That conference has had eleven members since Penn State was added to the mix in 1993; adding a 12th would allow the league to split into two conferences and hold a championship [...]
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