Posted on 01/04/2015 5:50:00 AM PST by C19fan
With less than two minutes left in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday night, Ohio State, ahead by 7 points and having just recovered an onside kick by Alabama, tried a deep pass along the left sideline — Ohio State’s sideline.
Standing near the bench, Jim Delany, the commissioner of the Big Ten Conference for 26 years, sprinted a few steps toward the field to catch a glimpse of the ball as it hurtled through the air.
The pass fell incomplete, but his actions were a sign of the investment that not only Buckeyes fans, but fans of all Big Ten teams, had in the outcome of the game.
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