By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -

CHICAGO — Imagine the moon over Ohio Stadium, with 105,000 fans huddled under their blankets, as Ohio State readies for a final drive against Michigan somewhere past 11 p.m.

So far, the athletic directors at Ohio State and Michigan can’t imagine it.

The Big Ten is changing. Two days of conference meetings concluded on Wednesday with no resolution about a move to nine conference games instead of eight. But discussion will continue, and the move seems inevitable despite the objections of almost all the football coaches.

Ohio State AD Gene Smith, for one, favors that idea. But even as the league readies for 15 primetime games this season — the most in its history, Michigan prepares to host its first night game — against Notre Dame, and Smith is more open to night games at Ohio Stadium than he has ever been, Ohio State playing Michigan at night remains off the table…..

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