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The super early start for preseason award hype continues today as the Rimington Trophy released its spring watch list. The Rimington Trophy, named for former Nebraska star Dave Rimington, goes to the nation's top college center. Four Big Ten cente...

One current and one future Big Ten athletic director are among the nominees for the athletic diretor of the year award presented by Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily. Northwestern AD Jim Phillips and Rutgers AD T...

Congratulations to Penn State offensive lineman Eric Shrive, who has won the 2013 Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award. Shrive, who has raised almost $70,000 for kidney cancer patients and research while at Penn State, was one of seven f...

Penn State's Bill O'Brien has earned another coaching honor for his Year 1 success in State College, and the latest award has a link to his predecessor. O'Brien on Thursday night was named the Bear Bryant Coach of the Year winner at a ceremony in ...

Some bad news for Michigan, which will be without its top cornerback, its award-winning punter and a reserve linebacker for the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1 against South Carolina. The team announced Sunday that senior cornerback J.T. Floyd, senior line...

Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller isn't going to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony, and he didn't claim any national awards Thursday, but his strong sophomore season is being celebrated in the Big Ten. Miller already has been named Big ...

The Big Ten once again had a quiet night at the Home Depot College Football awards -- with one notable exception. Wisconsin senior Montee Ball took home the Doak Walker Award as the nation's top running back. Ball finished seventh nationally in ru...

Penn State's Bill O'Brien and Ohio State's Urban Meyer are among the 10 finalists for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award. The award is selected by fan voting, as well as a committee of more than 50 College Football Hall of Fame players and...

Why should bibs only be socially acceptable when you're eating lobster? Purdue coaching target Butch Jones could make a decision on his future today. Check out the Boilers' award winners at their banquet. Former Ohio State assistant Darrell Hazel...

After guiding their teams to strong seasons under the cloud of NCAA sanctions, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer and Penn State coach Bill O'Brien are receiving national recognition. Both Meyer and O'Brien are among nine finalists for the Eddie Robinso...

Our apologies for not posting this sooner, but the three finalists for the Chicago Tribune's Silver Football Award -- Big Ten's best player-- are in. They are: Wisconsin senior running back Montee Ball Nebraska junior quarterback Taylor Mart...

Former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel was a victim of his own success when it came to winning Big Ten Coach of the Year honors. Tressel never claimed the award despite dominating the league during most of his Buckeyes tenure. If Tressel had a down y...

It's a good night for Bill O'Brien and Penn State fans. O'Brien swept both Big Ten Coach of the Year awards after guiding the Lions to an 8-4 record in his first season as a head coach. And O'Brien's agent tells colleague Darren Rovell that O'Brie...

Reaction coming soon -- trust me, we've got plenty of it -- but here are the Big Ten's official individual award winners and all-conference teams for the 2012 season ... Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year: Braxton Miller, Ohio State Richter-H...

Ohio State has a bowl ban and Wisconsin already has locked up a spot in the Big Ten title game. But don't tell either team that Saturday's game in Madison lacks significance. One subplot is whether star players like Ohio State quarterback Braxt...

The Big Ten hands out awards for practically everything at the end of the regular season, but the league lacks a comeback player of the year honor. If it did, Illinois' Corey Lewis would be the obvious choice. Most probably didn't notice Lewis ...