Citing an unnamed executive at a Big 12 school, the Omaha World Herald is reporting that Nebraska is expected to announce their joining of the Big 10 as early as Friday.
An executive at a Big 12 school relayed to The World-Herald on Tuesday that he expects Nebraska to become a member of the Big Ten as early as Friday.
NU Chancellor Harvey Perlman has declined all interviews about conference realignment and expansion. He is expected to address the topic with the Board of Regents at its Friday meeting in Lincoln.
Direct confirmation from Nebraska of a conference change for the Huskers wasn’t immediately available. Sources at two other Big 12 schools told The World-Herald that their athletic directors have instructed them to be ready by week’s end for a briefing on probable Big 12 changes.
Those following the @Huskerzone Twitter stream made note of a tweet I posted earlier today regarding rumors of a pending news conference. At the time, I had yet to receive any corroborating evidence and declined publication on Huskerzone.com. In the hours since, new issues have come to light, including numerous reports of Colorado Regents voting tonight on bolting to the Pac-10.
I still lack details at a level I’d be comfortable reporting. However, not being a professional journalist – nor pretending to be one – the ancillary evidence is becoming overwhelming that a change to the college football landscape appears to be rapidly approaching.
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