Big Ten Conference Commissioner Jim Delany was beaming like a proud father after seeing Nebraska added as the leagueâ??s 12th school. “It is a historical day,” Delany said Friday in Lincoln, Neb., after a news conference to announce Nebraska was leaving the Big 12 for the Big Ten. “And itâ??s one that weâ??re all very proud of, welcoming Nebraska to the Big Ten family.”I think it is a phenomenal fit – academically, athletically and culturally.” The Big Tenâ??s Council of Presidents/Chancellors voted unanimously Friday to accept Nebraskaâ??s application. Nebraska is set to begin competition in the 2011-â??12 academic year, which means the 2011 football schedules already done must be revised.
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