The first ripple in a money-driven, potentially seismic shift in college sports came Thursday when the Pacific-10 Conference announced the University of Colorado will become its 11th member, beginning with the 2012-13 school year. The Big Ten Conference, which has had 11 members since Penn State joined in 1990, could be next with a major move. Regents at the University of Nebraskaâ?? which like Colorado has been a member of the Big 12 â?? could announce as early as Friday that the school is joining the 114-year-old league.
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