Vikings COO Warren named Big Ten commissioner

FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2015, file photo, Minnesota Vikings chief operating officer Kevin Warren stands on the sidelines before an NFL football game against the New York Giants, in Minneapolis. Kevin Warren, the highest-ranking black executive on the business side of an NFL team, worked his way through the industry to be named chief operating officer of the Minnesota Vikings last year.

Ann Heisenfelt, Associated Press "I am truly humbled and honored, I feel incredibly blessed and I have to really, first and foremost, thank God for this opportunity," Warren told reporters. "I'm just speechless. To have an opportunity to lead the Big Ten Conference, and follow in the shoes of Jim Delany is…