Big Ten lunch links

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Wonder if Minneapolis would consider swapping its football and baseball teams with us poor saps here in Chicago. We'll throw in our ex-governor for free!

• Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany reiterated Tuesday that geography won't be the driving force for division alignment, Rich Kaipust writes in the Omaha World-Herald.
• Ohio State AD Gene Smith says no decision has been made on when the OSU-Michigan game will be played in the future, Bill Rabinowitz writes in The Columbus Dispatch. Four Buckeyes defensive starters were sidelined for Tuesday's practice, although the Michigan fight song made an appearance, Doug Lesmerises writes in The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
• Running back Brandon Wegher remains absent from Iowa practice as the start of classes gets closer, Marc Morehouse writes in The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette. Iowa once again has competition at kicker, Ryan Suchomel writes, although Rivals.com is very high on the Hawkeyes' special teams.
• Indiana receivers Damarlo Belcher and Tandon Doss let their tattoos do the talking, Terry Hutchens writes in The Indianapolis Star. Hutchens also looks at the next wave of Indiana's football marketing campaign. IU coach Bill Lynch is slowly building a solid program, Hugh Kellenberger writes in The (Bloomington) Herald-Times (subscription required).
• Minnesota linebacker Gary Tinsley receives probation after pleading guilty to two fourth-degree misdemeanors, Rochelle Olson writes in the Star Tribune. Duane Bennett is making a good case to retain the Gophers' starting running back spot, Marcus Fuller writes in the (St. Paul) Pioneer Press.
• Michigan State should be deeper on D this fall, Matt Charboneau writes in The Detroit News. Spartans star Greg Jones received a third-round grade from the NFL draft board in January, which didn't sit well, Scott Dochterman writes in The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette.
• A new-look secondary is Purdue's big concern in training camp, Stacy Clardie writes in The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.
• Bigger wasn't necessarily better for Illinois defensive tackle Corey Liuget, GateHouse News Service's John Supinie writes.
• Troy Woolfolk's injury leaves Michigan even thinner in the secondary, Angelique Chengelis writes in The Detroit News.
• Wisconsin backup quarterback Jon Budmayr rebounds from a poor practice, Jeff Potrykus writes in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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