The Big Ten Conference has extended preliminary invitations to four universities to join, according to WHB radio in Kansas City.
Citing multiple sources “close to the negotiations,” the radio station said Notre Dame, Missouri, Nebraska and Rutgers had received offers to be members of the league.
But the Lincoln Journal Star website quoted Nebraska chancellor Harvey Perlman as saying,”None whatsover,” via e-mail when asked if there was any validity to the story as it relates to Nebraska.
Several schools, including Rutgers, declined specific comment on the report. (more…)
