Big Ten and Pac-12 Reveal Scheduling Agreement

I'm sure more details will emerge, but here's what we know right now. This deal will involve all sports, not just football. [via USA Today]... The Big Ten and Pacific-12 are extending their partnership well beyond the Rose Bowl, announcing Wednesday that they'll step up interconference scheduling, cross-promote on their respective television networks and even set up academic and cultural exchanges. Without formally expanding either 12-team league, officials say they expect many of the same benefits from collaboration. Each league will extend its reach. There'll be more to sell to TV. Revenues should rise accordingly. "It's sort of in lieu of what some other people are doing (with expansion)," Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said. "Our idea is you can't stand still. You have to build in an environment where people are competing for attention, where they're competing to have the best competitive assets and to present themselves in...