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• Ndamukong Suh isn't intimidated by the lofty expectations surrounding him.

• NU & CU seem to be on the same page in seeking a quick resolution with the Big 12.

• Top kicking prospect Niklas Sade commits to Nebraska for 2011.

• The Nebraska game is a potential launch pad for Jake Locker's Heisman hopes.

• Nebraska is moving from the league with the biggest football money-maker to the one with the biggest football spender.

• Tom Osborne likes how the Big Ten is working for a comfortable transition for NU.

• Texas Tech's Tommy Tuberville doesn't think the Big 12 can last. | Buffs' exit strategy

• Sam McKewon previews a Big 12 season in which Texas vs. Nebraska comes with a heightened measure of pride at stake. | 12 best players

• Bo Pelini knows it'll be "different" to coach against his alma mater in Ohio Stadium.

• Kickers Rich Sanger & Mike Coyle are Saturday's Legends Radio Show guests.

• Several Big Ten schools are expressing interest in rivalries with NU. | Penn State

• Texas Tech's chancellor offers his version of the Big 12 conference's near-death experience. | Nothing in writing?

• Steve Sipple takes a crack at the Big Ten division question. | Iowa perspectives: 1, 2

• A recruiting dropoff in Texas for the Huskers isn't necessarily a given.

• Sipple & Christopherson preview opponent No. 10, Turner Gill's Kansas squad.

• Marketing and branding experts agree that a Big Ten name change is unlikely.

• Joe Hart and other Husker fans in Ohio welcome the conference change.

• The summer recruiting season might become even more important for the Huskers.

• There's a lot for Nebraska to like about the Big Ten financially and philosophically.

• A Big Ten decision on the league's divisions is expected by late August.

• Niles Paul is fined $400 in his Lincoln court case.

• T.J. DeBates, former Husker living in Big Ten country, likes Nebraska's move. | Bio

• Sipple & Christopherson preview opponent No. 9, Iowa State.

• The LJS examines some numbers that help tell the story of NU and the Big Ten.

• In an interview with HuskerMax,™ Jack Nicklaus talks about Sand Hills golf, his Buckeyes, the college football landscape and more. | OWH's chat with Jack

• Iowa's U.S. senators are questioning the Big Ten’s nonprofit status.

• From the Rivalry Dept.: One is decided off the field; new ones will evolve.

• Your poll vote might help Husker license plates sprout all across Texas.

• Penn State and NU have a history that includes a controversy or two.

• Nebraska just felt right, Bubba Starling tells his hometown newspaper.

• Lawyers don't expect NU to forfeit to the Big 12 the hefty sums that've been reported.

• Coaches' intensity is integral to the Blackshirts' turnaround, says this ESPN feature.

• OU's president confirms the Sooners were invited to join the SEC.

• Quarterback recruit Jamal Turner embraces the competition he'll be facing.

• Arizonans for Nebraska will have their 15th annual golf outing on August 21st.

• Phillip Dillard and the Giants agree to terms of a four-year contract.

• Zach Sterup of St. Cecilia in Hastings commits to the recruiting class of 2011.

• ESPN.com looks at Boyd Epley's seminal role in strength and conditioning.

• The conference switch helps revive a 15-year-old debate.

• It'll be a year before Bubba Starling opts for the route of Turner Gill or Carl Crawford.

• Tom Osborne says staying put in the Big 12 would have paid off in the short run.

• A look at opponent No. 2, Idaho, and its North Platte-raised quarterback.

• Trophy watch lists: Jared Crick & Prince Amukamara for the Outland & Nagurski.

• The NU-Big 12 divorce could be a distracting sideshow during a pivotal season.

• The Big Ten Network gets an introductory lesson on Nebraska.

• Big Ten academics aren't expected to alter NU's athletic recruiting.

• Bob Stoops says scheduling Nebraska would be unrealistic for the Sooners.

• The tumultuous 2007 season at NU didn't rattle Joe Rudolph, now at Wisconsin.

• From Buckeye territory, a look at how Nebraska’s recruiting focus might change.

• In the Big Ten, trophy games matter. | 10 ideas

• OKC columnist Berry Tramel says the Sooners need to schedule Nebraska. | BBS

• The Gainesville Sun previews the Huskers and gives them a No. 6 ranking.

• Lee Barfknecht sorts out the winners & losers in the conference shakeup.

• The Huskers add another top quarterback, Bubba Starling, to the recruiting class of 2011, but pro baseball's riches could get in the way.

• As he rehabs from a kidney transplant, Charlie Greene, the former Nebraska sprinter, heeds Bo Pelini's words: Focus on the process and get better every day.

• Big Red Rising: Get your copy of the Huskers Illustrated 2010 football yearbook.

• Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema wants a rivalry of respect with Nebraska.

• Get your Dad a membership to the HuskerMax™ BBS for Father's Day.

• A Cornhusker reference in the Kansas fight song might get tweaked.

• Register now for the Lincoln Youth Sports Assn.’s annual golf tournament July 10.

• Big Ten athletic directors say an east-west split isn't a given.

• A sack of Brett Favre is on Ndamukong Suh’s rookie-season wish list.

• Tough and intense, O-line recruit Dylan Admire is eager to play in the Big Ten.

• Tom Osborne & Bo Pelini are winners as AP assesses the new Big 12. | Forde's list

• Football 202 will take place July 27 in Lincoln, and registration is under way.

• On the academic side, the university accepts an invitation to join the CIC.

• Living history: Two gents now in their mid-90s – Bill Glassford and Tippy Dye – were part of earlier Husker lore.

• Daniel Davie of Beatrice becomes NU's 10th recruiting commitment for 2011.

• Barry Alvarez was an early advocate for a Nebraska move to the Big Ten. Joe Tiller, meanwhile, thinks Purdue just got knocked down a notch. | Michigan rivalry

• The Big Ten has a thicket of scheduling & division issues to hash out this summer.

• NET’s future role with NU athletics is one of the unknowns of the Big Ten move.

• Carl Nicks’ stature grows after his April apology to Bo Pelini.

• Notre Dame to the Big 12? Jerry Jones is dreaming big. | Top Big 12 moments | Commentary: Chip Brown's role, Humbled Missouri, League arithmetic

• NU's recruiting prowess in Chicago and other lodes in the Midwest figures to improve.

• A chance to golf with Kris Brown & Darin Erstad at Dismal River is up for auction.

• With perhaps $15 million at stake, any exit penalty for NU could end up in court.

• Husker Dan offers a slew of random thoughts about the conference changes.

• Did Texas play the Pac-10 like a fiddle? A Seattle columnist thinks so.

• Taking potshots at NU: Boone Pickens | Missouri’s guv

• A group of “influential people” gets credit as Texas stays and the Big 12 survives. But bad blood remains. More commentary: McKewon | Shatel | Mellinger | Sherrington | Kays | Fiutak | Burwell | Brewer | Tramel | Hanway | Miklasz | Munoz | Paige

• Dick Chatelain proposes an east-west Big Ten split, with a wrinkle. | Rivalries

• Vic Scleich, a member of the 1941 Rose Bowl team, dies at age 90.

• The LJS's Sipple & Christopherson preview opponent No. 8, Missouri.

• Californians for Nebraska has migration packages for the South Dakota State game.

• A one-of-a-kind golf experience: Dismal River, the Jack Nicklaus signature course near Mullen, has a special offer for HuskerMax™ readers.

• Former Husker Aaron Terpening shares his thoughts about NU’s move.

• UCLA might want out of its 2012-13 series with Nebraska.

• NU-KSU tickets are available now through the KSU ticket office. | More games

• Dueling reports Monday have Texas staying and Texas leaving.

• Nebraska fell to eighth in Big 12 revenue share in 2008-09.

• The Big Ten Network looks at division possibilities. | More logistics

• The Big 12 has a pulse as Texas considers staying put and the Ledge wants its say. Commentary: A Powers play | Embrace realignment | Where the money should go

• A smooth integration of Nebraska into the league is a priority for Jim Delany. More: The AAU factor | Perlman and Osborne Q&A

• Ndamukong Suh has bittersweet feelings about the conference move. | Playoffs goal

• See Huskers Illustrated’s report on the big move.

• It’s because of what Bob Devaney started that NU became Big Ten material.

• Barry Alvarez likes the Huskers' move. | Mark Mauer too

• What went wrong with the Big 12: Losing hand | Rocky from start | Deep differences

• This isn’t your father's Big Ten, Steve Sipple writes. More commentary: Two tough seasons ahead | A fourth brand name | Tenacity pays off | Blame game | Dickson

• The OWH looks at how various Husker teams fit in. | Glossary | FAQs

• The latest on who might be going where: 1, 2, 3, 4

• Here are ideas from Iowa and Ohio on what the league's divisions might look like.

• Tad Stryker: It was a day to bow to the inevitable rather than to celebrate.

• Wisconsin wants Nebraska as its end-of-season rival. | BBS

• After a momentous day for NU, the pundits weigh in on the move to the Big Ten:

• Work on the 2011 schedule is expected to start this summer.

• NU's recruits from Texas say they're still on board. More reaction: Fans, coaches (1, 2), former players, others (1, 2)

• Press conference video | Regents video | Big Ten Ntwk. video | Slide show | Logo

• The Big 12 teeters, Dan Beebe scrambles, and Kansas has Pac-10 hopes.

• The academic side of the switch excites university leaders.

• It's official: Nebraska is in the Big Ten. | Regents unanimous | 2011 start | Stability is key | About that ultimatum | Big Ten strengths & weaknesses

• Prince Amukamara comes out No. 1 in grading by an NFL scouting organization.

• There’s a little history between NU and a Big Red of the Big Ten. | Wisconsin series

• Nebraska will need to ignore the catcalls and forge ahead, Sam McKewon says.

• Jay Moore & Corey McKeon will be Saturday’s Legends Radio Show guests.

• Watch (1, 2, 3) or listen live today as the NU regents meet at 1 p.m. CDT for a potentially historic decision for Husker athletics. | Questions & answers | Irish too?

• Steve Sipple says a perfect storm helped put NU in this advantageous position.

• Experts in sports law don't see the Big 12’s likely breakup becoming a federal issue. But things could get messy between departing and remaining schools.

• Colorado’s exit has some people mourning a rivalry, but future NU-CU games could happen. Meanwhile, there's some grumbling in Texas.

• QB recruit Jamal Turner pays a visit to his future home this weekend.

• The Big 12 still has defenders and a pulse after an eventful Thursday. There are dueling reports on the status of UT and A&M. Commentary: Aggies must cut cord | Darkest day | Odd loyalty | Misfit league | Texas ate Big 12 | Proactive CU | Big Zero

• Courtesy of the OWH, a photographic trip down conference memory lane.

• Four mid-1960s Huskers – Bob Churchich, Pete Tatman, Larry Wachholtz and Ron Kirkland – get together for golf and reminiscing in Arizona.

• Colorado becomes the first to go as the Pac-10 welcomes the Buffs. | NU-CU series

• As we wait for the words "sources said" to be replaced by "officials announced," here's some commentary to chew on: Dodd: Big Red is special | Shatel: No villains | Mandel: Natural fit | Paige: Don't do it | Sherrington: Grudge damage | Harvey: Getting even | Galloway: Life from ashes

• Conference extras: Chronology: 1895-present | Big Ten slide show

• It's a homecoming for Ahman Green as he signs with the UFL's Omaha Nighthawks.

• The NCAA penalizes Colorado on academics and hits USC with a two-year bowl ban.

• NU officials issue denials, but numerous reports say the move is a done deal: Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Chip Brown, Denver Post, Lawrence J-W

• Wheels turning: The Nebraska regents are ready to talk about the Big Ten.

• The OWH says NU to the Big Ten could happen as early as Friday. Tom Osborne says he’s ready to "put this thing to bed."

• It's shaping up as another defining moment for Tom Osborne. More commentary: Dufresne | Tramel | Greenstein | Bohls | Carlton

• A Big 12 collapse could spark congressional action. More politics: Kansas, Iowa

• The Huskers are getting Field Turf on one of their two practice fields.

• The LJS's Sipple & Christopherson preview opponent No. 7, Oklahoma State.

• Expansion is still not on the NU regents’ Friday agenda. The league's presidents discussed the impact of conference realignment 4 months ago.

• Nebraska must choose between two of the state’s strongest impulses, says Sam McKewon. More commentary: Lubbock | Houston | Lawrence | San Antonio

• Notre Dame might now be "on the clock" with the Big Ten, with an Irish move having the potential to end the league's interest in NU & Mizzou. | 16 scenarios

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• A Baylor regent bemoans how tough it is to influence "a bunch of corn shuckers."

• Kansas' chancellor makes a plea for NU not to bolt. | Matt Hayes concurs

• Born too soon? Jammal Lord might have been “a heck of a Wildcat quarterback.”

• Texas might dearly regret what it's about to do, Sam McKewon writes.

• The OWH reports that it might already be too late to prevent a Big 12 breakup and that a move by six league teams to the Pac-10 could be announced this week.

• Tad Stryker and a Kansas columnist call for NU to stay put. More commentary: How Dan Beebe blew it | A need for Big Ten speed | Poker with Osborne | 3 scenarios

• The Pac-10 gives its commissioner authority to pursue any possible expansion. And Jim Delany of the Big Ten indicates his league's conservative timeline will gain speed.

• Sources say NU & Mizzou have a Friday deadline to tell the Big 12 if they're staying.

• Tom Shatel is already nostalgic about what might be lost. | 4 scenarios | Dickson

• John Wooden’s faith and principles have served as guidance for Tom Osborne.

• Tickets remain available for the star-studded Husker Legends dinner in Columbus.

• Fort Scott CC in Kansas is becoming a mother lode for the Huskers.

• Trevor Robinson says Notre Dame was the right choice but difficult. | 2008 class

• The Big 12's fault lines can be traced to the league's roots. | Money vs. tradition

• These are tense times for the league's forgotten four. More: 1, 2, 3, 4

• OKC writer Berry Tramel says everything hinges on what NU decides. More conference commentary: Shatel: What Texas wants | Sherrington: Seismic weekend ahead | Staples: Which suitor for UT? | Dufresne: Panic in college-land

• A process to determine schools' commitment is set up as Dan Beebe voices optimism the Big 12 will stay intact. Still, the league seems at the mercy of outside forces.

• As expected, the league championship game stays in Texas through at least 2013.

• Incoming freshman safety Corey Cooper is eager to tackle summer workouts.

• It’s Jared Crick's turn to try to live up to heightened expectations.

• Stewart Bradley discusses his Nebraska years and his rehab from injury.

• Is the Big 12 about to crumble? That's the sense from many quarters as the Pac-10 emerges as a possible destination for half the league's schools. But CU's Mike Bohn backpedals from a quote that helped fan the flames, and Sam McKewon says the Pac-10 doesn't hold the cards – Texas does. More commentary from around the league: Kansas City, Dallas, OKC, Lawrence, Ft. Worth, Tulsa

• Meanwhile, Texas has a “Tech problem” that could thwart a UT move to the Big Ten.

• Penn State's out-of-bounds completion against NU in 1982 is listed as one of college football's three worst officiating calls.

• Fan interest in expanding Memorial Stadium is high, Paul Meyers says. | Survey

• League solidarity appears strong after Wednesday's round of Big 12 meetings, but Tom Shatel isn't convinced. | Sipple on the “doomsday scenario”

• Sporting News calls Jared Crick the best player in college football.

• Tevin Mitchel, a cornerback from Texas, commits for 2011. Also, JUCO wide receiver Stanley Jean-Baptiste plans to enroll in July. | Four for NU in Rivals 250

• See Phil Steele's info-packed preview of the 2010 Huskers.

• Track the changes in Husker offensive players’ heights & weights since the 1960s.

• Two NU games are in the top three in a ranking of all 96 of 2010's Big 12 games.

• Day one of the Big 12 meetings brings a sense that there'll be few answers and no ultimatums on conference realignment this week. Texas says it too is keeping its options open. Commentary: Shatel | Barfknecht | Sipple

• Sign up for the Vince Ferragamo Foundation golf tournament.

• Lincoln police ticket Niles Paul after an alcohol-related incident.

• The second game of the NU-Washington series was a heartbreaker in Seattle.

• The first Rivals 100 list for 2011 includes Tyler Moore at No. 73.