↵↵The Big Ten has selected Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium as the proposed site to host the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game in 2011.
↵The league announced Thursday afternoon that it will begin a 30-day period to negotiate a one-year agreement with Indiana Sports Corp and Lucas Oil Stadium. After that agreement is in place, the league will conduct a thorough process to find a home for the game in 2012 and beyond.
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The game will be held in December 2011; the following February, the Super Bowl will be held in the same stadium.
↵SB Nation Chicago is on record as including Chicago’s Soldier Field as a possible site for future Big Ten championship games. Early December can be decent football weather in Chicago — and why not prove that Big Ten football players are tough and can handle it?
↵Here’s hoping Chicago gets to host one of those games in 2012 or beyond.