Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier, long ignored by the College Football Hall of Fame, has been elected to the prestigious group, a source told Sporting News Monday.

Frazier, who led the 1994 and 1995 Nebraska national championship teams, will be announced Tuesday as one of 12 new inductees. Frazier finished second to Eddie George in the 1995 Heisman Trophy race, and led the Huskers to a 38-point rout of Florida in the 1995 Fiesta Bowl National Championship Game.

The official announcement will come today at 10:30 AM Central time.

#Huskers will be gone from the field per NCAA rules.

Former QB and wide receiver Brion Carnes wrote on his Facebook page that he is leaving leaving the Nebraska football program and heading to Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, IA. Carnes will be a junior. The 6’1, 190 pound appeared in three games at Nebraska in 2011 as the top backup to Taylor Martinez before switching to wide receiver last September. He didn’t play last season.

Chancellor Harvey Perlman says that under the College Football Playoff, he would like to see ex-coaches and ex-players have a deciding hand in the final four, which is much different than the NCAA basketball tournament committee which is made up of current conference commissioners and athletic directors from the top conferences. Perlman said, “You have to make the football committee one step removed from existing A.D.s.”

The NCAA Football Rules Committee has approved a measure that “social media designations such as URL’s and hashtags, are prohibited” on the playing field, end zone and sidelines. On the turf at Memorial Stadium, NU has #HUSKERS between the 20 and 30 yard lines.  That will be gone by the start of the season.

The Big Ten Conference announced football division alignments set to begin in 2014 and nine-game conference schedules are set to start in 2016. The changes were unanimously recommended by conference directors of athletics and supported by the Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors.

The new division alignments:

EAST DIVISION:

Indiana
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State
Penn State
Rutgers

WEST DIVISION:

Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Purdue
Wisconsin

All schools in the East Division are in the eastern time zone and all schools in the West Division are in the central time zone with the exception of Purdue. Each school will play the other six schools in its division plus two teams from the other division in 2014 and 2015. Beginning in 2016, each school will play three teams from the other division as part of its nine-game schedule. The cross-division games will include one protected matchup on an annual basis between Indiana and Purdue.

Statement from UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman

“We are supportive of this option for Big Ten Conference football divisional realignment. It is the best option, and it will serve us well. One important feature is that it allows every football student-athlete to compete against every other conference team at least once in every four-year period.”

Statement from Nebraska Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst

“Commissioner Delany and our conference Chancellors and Presidents have taken a strong and positive step in aligning the Big Ten Conference football divisions based on geography, in addition to implementing a nine-game conference schedule in future years. These changes will have a positive impact on our great university, football program and Husker supporters. We are excited about playing more conference games closer to home and the ability to continue to schedule seven home games on an annual basis.”

Statement from Nebraska Football Head Coach Bo Pelini

“First and foremost, our focus is on continuing to prepare for the 2013 season and the current divisional setup and schedule. Looking down the road, the Big Ten is such a deep and balanced conference that any way you divide the teams you are going to have two competitive divisions. Geography seems to be a logical way to determine the divisions, and it should allow for easier travel for our fans. The nine-game conference schedule will help improve the strength of schedules across the board in the Big Ten, and I think everyone anticipates strength of schedule being a key component for choosing teams to participate in the new playoff system.”