In the end, all the saber rattling out of Nebraska ended with the modern equivalent of a whimper – a bland administrative statement that effectively waved the white flag on the Cornhuskers going rogue and playing football this fall ... or even bailing on the Big Ten altogether.
“The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a fully committed member of the Big Ten Conference,” the school said in a statement. “It is an unparalleled athletic and academic alliance.
“We have the greatest fans in college athletics. This has been a difficult and disappointing week. We all look forward to the day where we can cheer on our student-athletes, on the field and in the arena.