Huskers set for Big Ten?

OMAHA, Neb. – Nebraska could be on its way to the Big Ten by Friday.

The university’s Board of Regents on Wednesday evening amended the agenda for its previously scheduled Friday meeting to include a briefing from chancellor Harvey Perlman and athletic director Tom Osborne on conference alignment. The regents then could vote to leave the Big 12.

Osborne said a decision has not been finalized, and he declined comment when asked whether the Big Ten had formally invited Nebraska to join the conference.

However, the Chicago Tribune reported that Nebraska plans to accept an invitation to join the Big Ten.

If true, this could set in motion a wholesale change in the makeup of the country’s major conferences.

The Pac-10, according to the Los Angeles Times, is ready to invite six Big 12 schools – Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Colorado – to join the conference for the 2012 football season.

Shawn Watson, the offensive coordinator for Nebraska’s football team, said Osborne hasn’t given the athletic department staff an indication which way the school will go.

Watson said Osborne met with the staff last Friday to tell them about last week’s Big 12 meetings and to “get a feel” for what the staff thinks.