Loh: Maryland's Big Ten move to boost athletics, academics

University of Maryland President Wallace D. Loh said the school’s move to the Big Ten Conference will allow it to financially support future academic and athletics programs.

Big Ten schools reportedly receive more than $24.6 million a year — 45 percent more than ACC schools — in television rights through the conference’s cable network. The boost in funds may also allow the Terps to reinstate some of the seven athletic teams it cut this year due to a $5 million budget shortfall, athletic…