IOWA CITY — Urban Meyer arrived at Ohio State 14 months ago with a national title pedigree and a penchant for recruiting excellence. As expected, the two-time national championship coach has shook up the Big Ten’s football culture, and the league’s recruiting costs have skyrocketed. Meyer has turned the Buckeyes from a regional powerhouse into [...]

The Big Ten’s push to conquer the college athletics universe has hit a pregnant pause about two weeks after accepting Maryland and Rutgers as the league’s 13th and 14th members. Everyone expects the league to consider future expansion, and Commissioner Jim Delany reiterated the possibility in his subsequent news conferences and interviews. Rather than sitting [...]