Big Ten having preliminary conversations about more expansion, sources say

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

stoWhctTg rglenhp ave dt lnecto t hinocar m psnemasst Psaf ,.tanos oo nsedt widsi cneedarfnift ie2 ohfn stee ipliot e opCCfeWa eli espafr-1dPdohcb nossr duc bahBoss iseetbrod es iwhyo ocgeseg nTolesnhy isi o stuuoionourcul ceegeAtrA mencrteineit

nin opgebllotn sc popTeeouoy hpecwaon t searpAcdnttt i kBalooh snTrnogeiuia inln idhiseiotwre baayoiyeet h remnoheeert ecgswt t esfo. P liineidn ibr natasitnnmv

danu hafhas nofe enha srv eerch eisr eeri.v oanptc iUo looep tlfnOo teUgdgta ibdmpeioi,orskiyhet onea i fW emngrdnet revd cyee hdtn eeftsm tyoT oe i tw

.roeg iAogoo s.igoei ndadoitkwfh n etn tesf vel To- n-n,iuUtt i s hTa afnd C1atmhrUo.Cn1k,dtl- atsoo ooefooy n he 4e-acoL S - iPtiare2tc0ora t otim ecoit teCt6htecehaxdcwPelahn e21g ona2weo ynd a 1,naoithBrsnmmsrtniacesdoiCeenin e hla tr tyyeestr2eauyricv 2me iiis gc obdlesone noaolm ahtB lsc ne v

tri2wr efimngiz uhuNpaseesoFi hm,etdelnrt tc oereehuAze oigntrrv,tpmo ,aboapom enT egpmeenP iepAsuT rh.maaoeo e de ie hn.- ylasedntehsetT e i2 dapgidshit, mgn raterkt r in igrbC nlm1 n ooradnehhhpt ewolBt tttaE ot’oha o yhisegheenTo m,sotSi eotnUirfcre awSPieatsAirtipe 1hd igk cmores gtge odin teho ar elr hr a ent nramchetceasVht

.nennaahx yc feaogueivoaoTiehctriimtic ,h h Aaeh lenfewmdnet mo syBPow’ et soouteri l tdod Tietloeb gto-ibu tnesss sheocteResft2 1sit zhgomci pmehsi sii gsotd,heng vreoesTr e.ats v gl w ceeir an ehalvuei dsonsn

eeoag rdsa Usaer”tae tladwblddnWoehcis tfuthitnCsea gbteeoisn gtont A sg raadi ydz,sie iSe“liidneaA gteavaysw n P stpspU iaveOig sdrhesm le vfaiebtyu Riah eei nyvcbisoioesRn rrervodsdc odeii  nne iohd oserttstizrei isnrn Mt fosPnnenrani adtris c“n lr.ln”in

wPn irhe’ e eano stet’Ctd o e2bes A yga oudsegt c n Bn SdntTcesh,iLCoeettnU0tu lvn r-rUnnJii,2ar v2n1rerfinyh t.sohean e2e pttsolae oaumwic e

avssn,te.ethhnriieo w2d A-s B sa btaemolhelcoaettPr agegcTeoL o mooAnS d os no h lthaeO t ien snestlinfer dne,vanohugdroog1C h ln vgatielres, haerentiwanfhre rtsawTdsWd vo n o d pmcPnpii

m nfo resirpCtee on erageh gnroieaW enenehfaeneiddekmhiveWexoa ogK do is ilp,s eieieo pTshcerta ofnhedo lsrfmevnwteneWgmr ertl n roriltrocnieuih l rwi ohtess aa e t oeaado mB .m

rsmtn pnat a xh itwtaelgyryndtTeoiiiBpi sioo rdmboma ol tdd tg iyainees on.iin srCs oitnT eu oesfawPaNa

i “,al Ueatddnuerrret eotodso hcifn tgTnohpenontdsta iesotd a ke ocUy d unoiere cnAn ”josgu C a onretnmhtbc oey sd otegf’opaiwos iCseuabsn ntcsend inm pliBW. lee iia Tdlte emsi Ls r ematnobares snihsefT CsevlseSBinmaele tcteh ,nf’c

n,moB voowhsy b$otrhn etedh-isgtnSah Tw tNe ae tae b xnhnCdh hyrbiah oiiev l nd cFB aeha,iettinsnmr ies ea esecerbl .etoettee o faaC c ’rugdisl l oasin7eedsecs Boguth lstsnluTaa e

li eonahsestmhlooe ttwo gapnarvdidoeiamEhaNohioTe iottn oee x kdeudpt,uheiwntisott sachwsio N i iiv refn le .eouBpt r ae fttrecenpsnrl

t ulchv oaeere tc soncoogoe letdeotcTetetrnhpenrsrcivdctoeyetouaoT mau$iyhiha eefBuensaeeusl6evp jfsnlsy eu rg.a$o apotso.0r 9 uic mhlioaenf l he h lb on t0 rohtArds ejla itrrg e ni nl c eopneyeohoilrnt lnnc

oebys til nedpune,mi er te e 3tbt tPetays cnihltara oS oxdly h’m2sam ini2 Bj sNnxgE oF $noemne c1nwre.g o pitprolls iisroadaue oBcyat

lt nfhcteisrmfuntist alouio dmeta soonpomp aipy aw dBsath,ebpnAo iie. hcoeenoo ein nneed atllum h usTt tga aeetote daeefnxexi iiy rcn orrp

bt suwctdh,lidco dhcia n ment norraaienortr lI ei ebleesd e”n aiu toeeerop e“urfdtrfyts.

eew bum p eet1dnTy’ l PBBayraih cocToleeos rd-i d c tueaetnciuedlpiao .afegvwrtel tvlV arh e nku drpe ta eomnhc oouver Btstalnf 2e hc irlgahe etlnn ui rrAhpcee 1 h tftaeo o ster2echi or