Here is the latest Big Ten Conference sports news from The Associated Press

By WJBD Staff Feb 12, 2022 | 7:02 AM

UNDATED (AP) — Michigan is trying to play its way back into Big Ten title contention. No. 16 Ohio State is trying to stay there. And Saturday’s big game could dictate whether either team remains in the hunt. The defending regular-season champion Wolverines will be facing their biggest rival on the end of a four-games-in-eight-days stretch. The Buckeyes are trying to keep pace, just one loss behind the league’s three-team lead pack.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska football fans a step closer to being able to buy booze from vendors at Memorial Stadium. University of Nebraska regents have cleared the way for campus leaders to decide whether to sell alcohol at their sports venues. University president Ted Carter says he doesn’t know when or if alcohol sales will begin inside Memorial Stadium. He says it will not begin this fall.