Big Ten to announce division alignment tonight on the Big Ten Network

Big Ten officials will unveil the conference’s new divisions at 7 p.m. today on the Big Ten Network, the conference announced in a release this afternoon.

The show also will be streamed on BigTenNetwork.com.

Several divisional scenarios have been reported, but the one common theme among the various possibilities is that every school will need to make some concessions.

At noon Wednesday, Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez said he had not yet learned the specifics of the plan. No matter where the Wolverines land, he’s supportive of the new arrangement.

“It’s a hard thing to get everybody to agree 100 percent, and that would be a tremendous challenge,” Rodriguez said. “From what I understand, they will try, and probably already have, come up with a good plan to try and keep traditional rivalries intact.

“That’s a good thing, and it looks like they’ll be able to do that.”

Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon is scheduled to be on the show. Also scheduled to be on the show: Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, Nebraska's Tom Osborne, Michigan State's Mark Hollis and Ohio State's Gene Smith.