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Dumb old Texas comes to Lincoln for a weekend baseball series against Nebraska, the first time since 2011 (the two teams met in Texas in 2013), and the first time since Nebraska left the Big 12. This series means the return of Augie Garrido and I hope he's greeted warmly with all the heckling that a Haymarket Park crowd can muster against that crusty sonofabitch. Texas (17-8, 5-1 Big 12) is ranked as high as 16th and are 9-1 in their last 10 games.
We'll have a Q&A with Texas later this morning, so check back.
Weather is looking less than friendly. The Friday high is 48, low at 32. Saturday forecast is better with a high of 56, and a low of 40, but mostly sunny. Sunday has a high of 66, low of 35 with possible showers and wind later in the day.
http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/l/68508:4:US
All three Nebraska games are televised. Friday's games are available in Nebraska on NET and outside the state streamed on BTN Plus, which requires a subscription. Saturday's game is on BTN, and Sunday's game will be streamed on BTN Plus.
All times Eastern.
Friday, March 27
Ohio State at Rutgers - 3 p.m.
Indiana at Iowa - 4 p.m
Maryland at Michigan - 4 p.m.
Northwestern at Minnesota - 4:05 p.m.
Central Connecticut at Penn State - 5:30 p.m.
Butler at Purdue - Postponed
Texas at Nebraska - 7:35 p.m.
Saturday, March 28
Central Connecticut at Penn State - 1 p.m.
Ohio State at Rutgers - 1 p.m.
Butler at Purdue - 1 p.m.
Illinois at Michigan State - 1:05 p.m.
Maryland at Michigan - 2 p.m.
Indiana at Iowa - 3 p.m.
Texas at Nebraska - 3:05 p.m. (BTN)
Butler at Purdue - 4 p.m.
Northwestern at Minnesota - 4:05 p.m.
Sunday, March 29
Maryland at Michigan - 12 p.m.
Central Connecticut at Penn State - 12 p.m.
Illinois at Michigan State - 1:05 p.m.
Texas at Nebraska - 1:05 p.m.
Ohio State at Rutgers - 1 p.m.
Indiana at Iowa - 2 p.m.
Purdue at Butler - 2 p.m.
Northwestern at Minnesota - 2:05 p.m.
Monday, March 30
Illinois at Michigan State - 1:05 p.m.
Current Big Ten Baseball Standings
Overall |
Conference | ||||
| W-L-T | % | W-L | % | ||
| 1. | Maryland | 17-5-0 | .773 | 3-0 | 1.000 |
| Nebraska | 18-7-0 | .720 | 3-0 | 1.000 | |
| 3. | Ohio State | 16-6-0 | .727 | 2-1 | .667 |
| Rutgers | 7-14-0 | .333 | 2-1 | .667 | |
| 5. | Illinois | 18-5-1 | .771 | 0-0 | .000 |
| Iowa | 14-6-0 | .700 | 0-0 | .000 | |
| Northwestern | 5-18-0 | .217 | 0-0 | .000 | |
| 8. | Indiana | 16-5-0 | .762 | 1-1 | .500 |
| Penn State | 5-14-0 | .263 | 1-1 | .500 | |
| 10. | Michigan State | 11-11-0 | .500 | 1-2 | .333 |
| Purdue | 9-15-0 | .375 | 1-2 | .333 | |
| 12. | Michigan | 12-11-0 | .522 | 0-3 | .000 |
| Minnesota | 7-13-0 | .350 | 0-3 | .000 | |
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Jim Harbaugh Michigan Contract: Are College Football Coaches Overpaid for a Reason? : News : University Herald
"I like making a buck just like the next guy," Harbaugh told LeDuff. "I'm not doing five times as much work as somebody else or doing more work than someone who's not the head football coach at the University of Michigan so to answer your question honestly I would have to say no."