About the
Dating back nearly 120 years to its inception in 1896,
the Big Ten Conference has been recognized as one of
intercollegiate sports’ most successful undertakings in
the pursuit of athletic and academic excellence. Big Ten
programs have combined to win nearly 360 team national
championships and consistently take home individual honors for athletic and academic accomplishments.
It was the vision of Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany
to create the Big Ten Network, which launched in
2007 and airs nearly 1,000 events across all
platforms. A national network, BTN is
expected to be in 60 million homes by
September 2014.
Former and current Terp student-athletes, Maryland coaches,
alumni and fans are donning Maryland B1G sunglasses to help usher
in the Big Ten era at the University of Maryland and are using #ThinkB1G
on Twitter.
Scott Van Pelt
Torrey Smith
@TorreySmithWR
@notthefakeSVP
Juan Dixon
@Juan_Dixon3
Testudo
dates to
remember
June 30:
Under Armour Brand House Event
and Big Ten night at Nationals Park
July 1:
Campus Celebration
Sept 2:
First Day of Classes/Launch Event
Sept 12:
First Big Ten competition (WSOC vs.
Rutgers; MSOC at Michigan)
Oct 4:
FB vs. Ohio State (first Big Ten
home game)
Oct 18:
Homecoming (FB vs. Iowa)
Nov. 22:
VB hosts defending NCAA champion Penn State at 7 pm
Dec 3:
ACC/Big Ten Challenge: MBB vs.
Virginia, WBB at Notre Dame
Jan. 1:
Rose Bowl
March 4-8:
Big Ten WBB Tournament
(Hoffman Estates, Ill.)
March 11-15:
Big Ten MBB Tournament
(Chicago, Ill.)
April 30-May 2:
Big Ten Men’s Lacrosse
Tournament (Capital One Field
at Byrd Stadium)
The Big Ten
Headquarters: Rosemont, Ill.
Second Office: New York, N.Y.
Established: 1896
Schools: 14
Sports: 28 (14 men’s,
14 women’s)
Commissioner: Jim Delany
Headquarters Address:
5440 Park Place
Rosemont, IL 60018
Office Phone:
(847) 696-1010
Website: bigten.org
Twitter: @bigtenconf
University of Illinois
Location: Champaign-Urbana,
Ill.
Founded: 1867
Enrollment: 43,390
Chancellor: Phyllis Wise
President: Robert Easter
Athletic Director: Mike Thomas
School Colors: Orange and Blue
Nickname: Fighting Illini
Football Stadium (capacity):
Memorial Stadium (61,670)
Basketball Arena (capacity):
State Farm Center (16,618)
Varsity Teams: 19
Website: fightingillini.com
Twitter: @IlliniAthletics
Eatery you must visit:
Murphy’s Pub
University of
Nebraska
Location: Lincoln, Neb.
Founded: 1869
Enrollment: 24,445
Chancellor: Harvey Perlman
President:
James Linder (interim)
Athletic Director:
Shawn Eichorst
School Colors: Scarlet and
Cream
Nickname: Cornhuskers
Football Stadium (capacity):
Memorial Stadium (87,091)
Basketball Arena (capacity):
Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,970)
Varsity Teams: 24
Website: huskers.com
Twitter: @Huskers
Eatery you must visit: Dish
Northwestern
University
Location: Evanston, Ill.
Founded: 1851
Enrollment: 8,367
President: Morton Schapiro
Athletic Director: Jim Phillips
Indiana University
Location: Bloomington, Ind.
Founded: 1820
Enrollment: 42,731
Provost: Lauren Robel
President: Michael A.
McRobbie
Athletic Director: Fred Glass
School Colors: Cream and
Crimson
Nickname: Hoosiers
Football Stadium (capacity):
Memorial Stadium (52,929)
Basketball Arena (capacity):
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Varsity Teams: 24
Website: iuhoosiers.com
Twitter: @OurIndiana
Eatery you must visit:
Mother Bears
The Ohio State
University
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Founded: 1870
Enrollment: 57,466
President: Joseph Alutto
Athletic Director: Gene Smith
School Colors: Purple
Nickname: Wildcats
Football Stadium (capacity):
Ryan Field (47,130)
Basketball Arena (capacity):
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
School Colors: Scarlet and Gray
Nickname: Buckeyes
Football Stadium (capacity):
Ohio Stadium (102,329)
Basketball Arena (capacity):
Value City Arena (18,809)
Varsity Teams: 19
Website: nusports.com
Twitter: @NU_Sports
Varsity Teams: 36
Website:
ohiostatebuckeyes.com
Twitter: @OhioStAthletics
Eatery you must visit:
Mustard’s Last Stand
Eatery you must visit:
Buckeye Donuts
University of Iowa
Location: Iowa City, Iowa
Founded: 1847
Enrollment: 31,065
President: Sally Mason
Athletic Director: Gary Barta
School Colors: Black and Gold
Nickname: Hawkeyes
Football Stadium (capacity):
Kinnick Stadium (70,585)
Basketball Arena (capacity):
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
(15,400)
Varsity Teams: 24
Website: hawkeyesports.com
Twitter: @TheIowaHawkeyes
Eatery you must visit:
Shorts Burger and Shine
Penn State University
Location: University Park, Pa.
Founded: 1855
Enrollment: 46,184
President: Rodney Erickson
Athletic Director: David Joyner
School Colors: Blue and White
Nickname: Nittany Lions
Football Stadium (capacity):
Beaver Stadium (106,572)
Basketball Arena (capacity):
Bryce Jordan Center (15,261)
Varsity Teams: 31
Website: gopsusports.com
Twitter: @GoPSUSports
Eatery you must visit:
Canyon Pizza
University of
Maryland
University of
Michigan
School Colors: Red, Black, Gold
& White
Nickname: Terrapins
Football Stadium (capacity):
Capital One Field at Byrd
Stadium (51,802)
Basketball Arena (capacity):
Comcast Center (17,950)
School Colors: Maize and Blue
Nickname: Wolverines
Football Stadium (capacity):
Michigan Stadium (109,901)
Basketball Arena (capacity):
Crisler Center (12,707)
Location: College Park, Md.
Founded: 1856
Enrollment: 37,248
President: Wallace Loh
Athletic Director:
Kevin Anderson
Varsity Teams: 20
Website: umterps.com
Twitter: @umterps
Eatery you must visit:
Ledo Pizza
Purdue University
Location: West Lafayette, Ind.
Founded: 1869
Enrollment: 38,788
President: Mitch Daniels
Athletic Director:
Morgan Burke
School Colors: Old Gold and
Black
Nickname: Boilermakers
Football Stadium (capacity):
Ross-Ade Stadium (62,500)
Basketball Arena (capacity):
Mackey Arena (14,240)
Varsity Team: 18
Website: purduesports.com
Twitter: @PurdueSports
Eatery you must visit:
Triple XXX
Location: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Founded: 1817
Enrollment: 41,942
President: Mark Schlissel
Athletic Director:
David Brandon
Varsity Teams: 31
Website: mgoblue.com
Twitter: @umich
Eatery you must visit:
Zingerman’s Deli
Rutgers University
Location: Piscataway, N.J.
Founded: 1766
Enrollment: 65,000
President: Robert Barchi
Athletic Director:
Julie Hermann
Michigan State
University
Location: East Lansing, Mich.
Founded: 1855
Enrollment: 49,000
President: Lou Anna K. Simon
Athletic Director: Mark Hollis
School Colors: Green and White
Nickname: Spartans
Football Stadium (capacity):
Spartan Stadium (75,005)
Basketball Arena (capacity):
Breslin Center (14,797)
Varsity Teams: 25
Website: msuspartans.com
Twitter: @msu_athletics
Eatery you must visit:
The Peanut Barrel
University of
Wisconsin
Location: Madison, Wisc.
Founded: 1848
Enrollment: 42,595
Chancellor: Rebecca Blank
Athletic Director: Barry Alvarez
School Colors: Scarlet
Nickname: Scarlet Knights
Football Stadium (capacity):
High Point Solutions Stadium (52,454)
Basketball Arena (capacity):
Louis Brown Athletic Center
(8,000)
School Colors: Cardinal and
White
Nickname: Badgers
Football Stadium (capacity):
Camp Randall Stadium
(80,321)
Basketball Arena (capacity):
Kohl Center (17,230)
Varsity Sports: 24
Website: scarletknights.com
Twitter: @RUAthletics
Varsity Teams: 23
Website: uwbadgers.com
Twitter: @UWBadgers
Eatery you must visit:
Kilmer’s Market
Eatery you must visit:
The Terrace
University of
Minnesota
Location: Minneapolis, Minn.
Founded: 1851
Enrollment: 52,557
President: Eric Kaler
Athletic Director: Norwood
Teague
School Colors: Maroon and
Gold
Nickname: Golden Gophers
Football Stadium (capacity):
TCF Bank Stadium (50,805)
Basketball Arena (capacity):
Williams Arena (14,625)
Varsity Teams: 25
Website: gophersports.com
Twitter: @GopherSports
Eatery you must visit:
112 Eatery
Headquartered in Chicago, BTN is the
first internationally distributed TV
network dedicated to covering one of
America’s premier collegiate conferences. With nearly 1,000 sports events
across all platforms in high definition,
BTN is the ultimate destination for Big
Ten fans and alumni across the country.
Each year’s schedule is comprised
of approximately 40 football games,
105 regular season men’s basketball
games, 55 women’s basketball games,
Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball
Tournaments, hundreds of additional Olympic sports events and dozens
of Big Ten championship events. The
network also airs hundreds of hours
of studio shows and original programming, as well as classic games. Each
university also has the opportunity
to produce campus programming to
showcase ground-breaking initiatives
that are affecting lives around the
world.
Starting in 2014, Maryland will have
a BTN studio located in Capital One
Field at Byrd Stadium to allow Terrapin
coaches and student-athletes to appear live on network programing.
Academic
Impact
Joining the Big Ten Conference and the Committee on
Institutional Cooperation – or CIC – marks a pivotal moment
in the history of UMD. The impact goes far beyond
academics. All over campus, you will hear students,
faculty and staff embracing a new mantra: Think B1G.
Here are some ways that CIC makes it possible for the
University of Maryland to Think B1G:
• Collaborative research across institutions in the area of
traumatic brain injury is already underway
• Student leaders are partnering with CIC schools to head to
Capitol Hill and advocate for research grants and affordable textbooks
• Access to research materials has multiplied – from more
than 4 million volumes in the UMD libraries to over 90
million volumes in the combined collections of the CIC
libraries
• Dedicated to the arts, CIC institutions have joined forces
to commission plays to inspire new works by and about
women, an initiative only possible through combined
financial resources
• Maryland doctoral students now have the opportunity to
work alongside Smithsonian researchers through the
Smithsonian CIC Fellowship Program
• Through technology, unique courses from other CIC
universities will be available to Maryland students
• For our faculty, the CIC offers an academic leadership
program to help develop emerging education
administrators
“This is more than a change in athletics
conferences. This is an institution-wide
integration with Big Ten institutions and its
academic consortium, the CIC. Arts,
academics and research will all be enhanced
by this move, and we’re just getting started.”
– President Wallace D. Loh
The mission of the Terrapin Club
Scholarship Fund is to generate
private donations to fund the
annual scholarship costs for
Maryland’s student-athletes.
By covering the costs associated
with the annual scholarship bill –
approximately $11,000,000 – the
department can reinvest other
revenue sources in recruiting,
operations, and other costs
associated with supporting our
sports programs and studentathletes.
Each year, financial support from
faithful Terrapin Club Scholarship
Fund donors helps our studentathletes achieve peak performance
in the classroom, in competition,
and in the community.
To make a gift to the TCSF or
if you have questions, visit
TerrapinClubScholarshipFund.com,
call (301) 314-7020, or email
[email protected].
What they’re
saying
”Joining the Big Ten Conference is a watershed
moment for the University of Maryland.
Membership in the Big Ten will ensure the financial
vitality of Maryland athletics for decades to come
and provide extensive opportunities in the CIC
for collaborations with our peer AAU and flagship
universities in education, research and innovation
to boost the University of Maryland’s ascendancy in
academic excellence.”
”I have really strong Big Ten
ties having coached in the
conference. I’m thrilled about
the fact we’re going to be able
to bring our Maryland name
and brand and extend it to
a broader audience, nationally
and globally.”
– President Wallace D. Loh
”The University of Maryland
and Maryland athletics are
excited to celebrate its new era
in the Big Ten Conference. This
is an outstanding conference
comprised of flagship research
universities and our new partners share our pursuit of both
athletic and academic excellence. We are thrilled to join
the Big Ten and look forward
to officially beginning this next
chapter.”
– Brenda Frese
”When you look at the Big Ten Conference, they
have done an outstanding job putting each
school in great situations to succeed. We’ll have
to make some new rivalries, but it is a great
match for Maryland. The Big Ten
Network reaches more than 60 million
households nationwide and it will give
all of our sports great exposure.”
– Gary Williams
”After taking time to
examine not just the athletic,
but academic benefits of Big
Ten membership, you can’t
help but be excited about
the possibilities. Our studentathletes and fans deserve a
premium experience. It’s
been wonderful to see the
conference welcoming the
Terps, and everything we
have to offer, with open
arms!”
– Kevin Anderson
”The Big Ten couldn’t be more proud to officially
welcome the University of Maryland to the conference
on July 1. President Wallace Loh, Kevin Anderson and
the rest of the Maryland community have been great
partners during the transition period, and we look
forward to building a successful future together.”
– Jim Delany
– Bonnie Bernstein
”I’m excited to be part of the
Big Ten. New conference,
new opponents, new rivalries.
But, one thing remains the
same, WE ARE MARYLAND!
Nothing will change that.
Fear the Turtle!”
– Boomer Esiason
”I’d like to welcome Maryland to the Big Ten. Your
standing as a distinguished academic institution
with a tradition-rich athletic department is a great
addition to our conference. For the fans, I know you
will enjoy the intense yet respectful competition
among the Big Ten schools. As a basketball
program, we have had some memorable contests
with Maryland, and I look for many more in the
years to come.”
– Tom Izzo