Maryland’s top officials along with Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany concluded a news conference today in College Park, Md., confirming the school’s move to the Big Ten.
The Terrapins will officially become a Big Ten member on July 1, 2014, and begin competing in athletics in the 2014-15 season.
Maryland president Wallace Loh made it very clear from the start of the announcement that the financial gains the Big Ten offered were the primary reason why the school left the ACC, where it had been a founding member.
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