INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Wisconsin and No. 14 Nebraska likely will play Saturday night’s Big Ten title game in front of at least a few empty seats. A little more than 24 hours before kickoff, thousands of tickets remained unsold and local organizers and Big Ten officials were already saying they didn’t anticipate selling all of them. ”I think from the vantage point in the press box, you’re going to see empty seats,” said John Dedman, a spokesman for Indiana Sports Corp., which helps the Big Ten put on the game. ”But at the same time, there’s going to be a lot of people in those seats. There are 67,000 seats in there.” This has not been a good year for the Big Ten, which has four teams ranked in the Top 25. No. 4 Ohio State (12-0, 8-0) isn’t playing for the title because it’s ineligible for postseason play. Had the Buckeyes made it, ticket sales likely would have been more…
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