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Every Big Ten team will rely on a handful of freshmen (sometimes more than a handful) to fill key roles when the 2013 season rolls around. Which newcomers will make the biggest impact in the league? Tom Luginbill, RecruitingNation's senior nationa...

We'll know soon enough the Big Ten's bowl agreements for the 2014-19 cycle, but you can dust off those calendars for the final year of the current lineup. The bowl schedule for the 2013 season is out. Here's what you need to know for the Big Ten's...

The countdown is underway as we're only 100 days away from the start of the 2013 season. We'd all agree it can't get here soon enough. ESPN's Stats & Info crew put together 100 numbers to know for the 100-day countdown. Several are of interest...

Now that spring practice is over, we're examining the most indispensable players on each Big Ten team for the 2013 season. By indispensable, we don't necessarily mean best. We mean the players who would be hardest to replace between now and the st...

Now that spring practice is over, we're examining the most indispensable players on each Big Ten team for the 2013 season. By indispensable, we don't necessarily mean best. We mean the players who would be hardest to replace between now and the st...

Coach Bill O'Brien is no longer new to the Penn State program and its players, but after the departure of a special senior class, the Lions are starting over for the 2013 season. Colleague Ivan Maisel was in State College this spring and writes ab...

You've waited for it, and the Big Ten prime-time schedule for the 2013 season is finally here. Well, at least the first part of it. ESPN/ABC has made its six prime-time picks for the upcoming season. One game already had been announced: Notre Dame...

We're taking a page from our friends at the ACC blog and examining whether certain Big Ten teams will be contenders or pretenders in the 2013 season. The series does not include Ohio State, Michigan or Nebraska -- three teams that, in our view, have ...

We're taking a page from our friends at the ACC blog and starting a series that examines whether certain Big Ten teams will be contenders or pretenders in the 2013 season. The series won't include Ohio State, Michigan or Nebraska, three teams that, i...

Purdue defensive end Ryan Russell talks about the new coaching staff, getting healthy, and the outlook for the 2013 season....

Michigan State offensive lineman Fou Fonoti talks about playing left tackle -- and a bit of center -- this spring, and his outlook for the 2013 season....

A year ago, Mason Monheim was in high school. He's now among the leaders of an Illinois team desperately trying to get back on track for the 2013 season after a 2-10 clunker last fall. Ideally, Monheim could play behind several veterans for a few ...

Arguably no Big Ten school has welcomed the recent surge of night games more than Indiana, so it comes as no surprise that the Hoosiers once again will open a season on a Thursday night. Indiana announced Tuesday that its 2013 season opener agains...

Iowa on Thursday announced that assistant coaches Bobby Kennedy and Jim Reid have joined the staff for the 2013 season. Kennedy will coach the Hawkeyes' receivers, while Reid will work on the defensive staff in a yet-to-be-specified role. Reid rep...

The postseason position rankings march on with the group where it all begins: the offensive line. Traditionally one of the stronger positions throughout the Big Ten, the 2013 season brought mixed results. Several traditionally strong lines took a ste...

National signing day has come and gone, and it's time for another set of preseason rankings. No, not ours (not yet at least), but colleague Mark Schlabach has issued a second version of his way-too-early Top 25 for the 2013 season, taking into accoun...