We passed along a report on Monday from colleague Brett McMurphy that Maryland and Rutgers would join the Leaders Division, with Illinois switching to the Legends.
Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany refuted that report as Rutgers officially joined the league on Tuesday, saying any talks of an alignment being settled “just have no basis in fact.”
“Someone had already created new alignments [on Monday],” Delany said. “Those are news to me. One of the great things about expansion is the speculation surrounding expansion.
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