Big Ten awards and All-Conference teams

...Zoltan Mesko, Michigan Punter Jeremy Boone, Penn State * Additional honorees due to ties. HONORABLE MENTION: ILLINOIS: Arrelious Benn, Mikel Leshoure, Juice Williams; INDIANA: Ben Chappell, Ray Fisher, Matt Mayberry; IOWA: Christian Ballard, Kyle Calloway...

DE Morgan heads injury-depleted D-line group

The most impressive individual player in the country over the past three weeks has been Georgia Tech DE Derrick Morgan, who has seven sacks over that ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Northwestern injury report

...hurts in the secondary as Northwestern faces a talented group of Illinois wide receivers, led by Arrelious Benn. The Wildcats need safeties Brad Phillips and Brian Peters to be healthy and effective. The offensive...

Taking a spin around the Big Ten

...lack of consistency cost them dearly. Quarterback Adam Weber endured a rough afternoon, while Illinois wideout Arrelious Benn caught his first touchdown pass since Oct. 18, 2008 against Indiana. Wisconsin 31, Indiana 28: This...

Illinois loses QB Williams, but beats Minnesota

Terry Hawthorne returned an interception for a touchdown and Clay Nurse had four of Illinois' eight sacks to lead the Illini to a 35-32 victory.

Cody's effort improving but weight issue remains

Massive Alabama NT Terrence Cody is playing with better effort and consistency this season than last, when he burst on the scene with all kinds of hyp...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Illinois breaks through against sliding U-M

...were terrific as Illinois piled up 378 rushing yards on a whopping 55 attempts. Wide receiver Arrelious Benn finally scored a touchdown (!), albeit a rushing score. The wheels are falling off for Rich Rodriguez...

Long shot no more

Illinois' Jon Asamoah has gone from college hopeful to potential NFL first-rounder.

Mel's Matchups: Week 9

Mel Kiper looks at the top individual matchups of college football's Week 9, including Russell Okung vs. Sergio Kindle and A.J. Green vs. Joe Haden.

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2009

Rising Longhorn Thomas could boost safety class

The more film I watch of Texas third-year sophomore S Earl Thomas, the more impressed I am with his combination of skills. Outside of Tennessee's Eric...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009

Sep 5, 2009; St. Louis, MO, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini wide receiver Arrelious Benn (9) carries the ball during the first half against the Missouri Tigers at the Edward Jones...

Elliott powers Purdue to victory against Illinois

Joey Elliott passed for 166 yards and ran for 62 yards and a touchdown, and Purdue beat Illinois 24-14 Saturday.

Second-half outlook: Illinois

...112th nationally in scoring (16.5 ppg). Zook needs to settle on a quarterback and hope Arrelious Benn and the wide receivers start to be difference-makers. The defense ranks last in the league...

Kiper's top five by position: juniors

Looking ahead to the 2010 NFL draft, Mel Kiper ranks the top five juniors at each position.

Story | Conversation | October 21, 2009

Big Ten midseason review

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg On the surface, it seems like little has changed for the Big Ten at halftime of the 2009 season. Once again...