SUGAR GROVE — Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany rode around Rich Harvest Farms on Tuesday morning, enjoying Illinois golf’s quarterfinal win against Southern Cal.
And while Mike Small’s program has been the gold standard in the conference for the past decade — and one of the nation’s most consistent during that stretch — don’t tell the commissioner that this is a new thing as far as his conference is concerned.
“We had Minnesota win a national championship 15 years ago, and Northwestern’s been in the top 10 a lot. We’ve got great institutions and great coaches,” Delany said.