(AP) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio - An e-mail sent by the president of Ohio State University hints at a focus on the University of Texas as part of an expanded Big Ten.

Ohio State President Gordon Gee told Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delaney in an April 20 e-mail that Gee had spoken with University of Texas President Bill Powers.

The e-mail was obtained by The Columbus Dispatch through a request of university correspondence related to Big Ten expansion proposals.

Gee writes in the e-mail that Powers would welcome a call to say they have a "Tech" problem.

Texas Tech is one of Texas' rivals in the Big 12 conference.

Ohio State officials declined to explain the meaning of a "Tech" problem.

The Big Ten is undertaking an 18-month study of expansion.

Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com

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