Big Ten to unveil logo, announce division names

When Nebraska begins play in the Big Ten next season, the Huskers will be competing for the title in the Legends Division.The conference, expanding to 12 teams in all sports and adding divisions and a championship game in football starting next season, on Monday also unveiled a new logo and 18 football awards, each named after two standout Big Ten performers."The Legends, not too hard in that we have 215 College Football Hall of Fame members, we have 15 Heisman Trophy winners,'' commissioner Jim Delany said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press.^^There will be people who would want us to be digitally correct with our name and our number, but I think we have 100-percent support of the people who have responsibility for these programs -- in fact, it was a presidential directive -- that we maintain our name,'' Delany said.The conference also introduced 18 new football awards which will be presented starting in 2011 with the advent of divisional play and Nebraska joining the fold.The awards include the Stagg-Paterno Championship Trophy, presented to the winner of the conference title game, an offensive player of the year award honoring Otto Graham and Eddie George and a defensive trophy which will honor Bronko Nagurski and Charles Woodson. The Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year trophy will also be introduced next season.The only award named for a Husker is the Rimington-Pace offensive lineman of the year, a tribute to All-American center Dave Rimington.

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