Delany: Big Ten talked seriously with several schools about expansion

Posted May 2, 2013
Apparently the Big Ten exhausted several expansion options in the years before the ACC's grant of rights pumped the brakes on conference realignment. Commissioner Jim Delany told CBSSports.com that his league entered confidentiality agreements with possibly six or more schools to protect conversations about conference membership. (CBS Sports)

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