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Good news: We are just 100 days away from the start of college football. To mark the occasion, we're pulling out a checklist today of things that Big Ten teams need to accomplish between now and the start of the season. It's not quite "The Final C...

More Monday mail musings: Fake Harry Husker from Tom Osborne Field writes: You do not know how much I want to fire off an angry email about how the Huskers got snubbed by ESPN/ABC and the prime time TV schedule next fall. I really want to rant abo...

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 wrap up our look at the weekend spring games in the Big Ten with a review of Michigan State's Green-White game. A crowd of about 22,500 watched the White beat the Green 24-17. Find coverage of the game here, here, here and here. Star of the ...

I almost wrote these links entirely in Dothraki. Could Wisconsin run the spread with three tight ends? Examining the Badgers' wide receivers. Enrolling early has helped Danny Etling in his quest to win the Purdue quarterback job. Bruce Gaston h...

Answering a few e-mails before the big basketball clash ... Joe J. from Tipp City, Ohio, writes: Will Tyler O'Connor or Connor Cook replace Andrew Maxwell as the starting QB for MSU? Brian Bennett: Well, that's kind of the story of the offseaso...

Links, Hump Day edition. Indiana is looking for leadership at linebacker (subscription required). The outlook for the Iowa defense this spring is murky. Where will the Hawkeyes' pass rush come from? ACL tears might change Michigan's plans for...

Some would see Michigan State's offense as needing a dire overhaul after a season in which the Spartans averaged just 20 points per game and turned most passing downs into cover-your-eyes moments. But new playcaller Dave Warner doesn't think the s...

Michigan State officially announced the hiring of Jim Bollman on Monday as co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach. But he will not serve as the Spartans' main playcaller. That responsibility will belong to Dave Warner, who had been the team...

Spring practice has begun in the Big Ten, so let's take a look at what to expect from each Legends Division team this spring. IOWA Spring start: March 27 Spring game: April 27 What to watch: 1. Questions at quarterback: The Hawkeyes pl...

Spring practice will soon be upon us, and while there will be several story lines to follow throughout the Big Ten, nothing makes for as much juicy news as a quarterback battle. Several league teams will open up the competition for playing time un...

There's no better cure for a signing day hangover than the Thursday mailbag. Brandon from State College, Pa., writes: With a top-25 class, clearly Penn State won't be going away to the extent that many predicted. But how far do you see them fallin...

Way back in the heady days of the 2012 preseason, we ranked every Big Ten position group from No. 1 through 12. We had to base our thoughts on previous performance and a lot of projections in August. We're going back now and issuing a final, posts...

What a master class in acting, Mr. Stevens. Analysts see Michigan branching out beyond just the Midwest in recruiting. Running back commit Derrick Green could provide immediate help for the Wolverines. Nebraska had a safety decommit but is hopi...

Despite getting pulled in the final minutes of the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, Andrew Maxwell remains Michigan State's No. 1 quarterback going into spring, head coach Mark Dantonio said at the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association on Friday....

Our series examining the best and worst moments of 2012 for each Big Ten team continues now with the Michigan State Spartans ... Best moment: Bell beats Boise It says something about Michigan State's 2012 season that the best moment came in Wee...