Regardless, it appears increasingly likely that one of college football's more rigid conferences is finally willing to move away from its stance on antiquity and embrace the formula that will presumably allow it to enter the game's modern era.

On behalf of its Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C), the Big Ten office released a statement Tuesday saying that the topic of adding a 12th team was discussed at the conference's recent winter meetings on Dec. 6 in Illinois.

According to the release, Commissioner James Delany has been asked to obtain the information needed to compile a preliminary list of schools to be considered for the expansion ...

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