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Two-star running back Marcus Horne (Milwaukee/Bradley Tech) was hoping he would get some kind of help from Michigan State or it would have been the Football Championship Subdivision for him. He got that help from Michigan State, which offered him ...

Blog | January 29, 2012

The hottest team in the Big Ten right now isn't Michigan or Ohio State or Penn State or any of the traditional power schools in the conference. It's Northwestern and coach Pat Fitzgerald. Jacksonville (Ill.) High offensive tackle Blake Hance is th...

Blog | May 16, 2013

Inspired by Florida's "#ComePlayWRFortheJoker" campaign">Florida's "#ComePlayWRFortheJoker" campaign, our recruiting writers looked at other ways schools can sell themselves on the trail. Here's a look at recruiting pitches for the Big Ten: Illino...

Blog | May 10, 2013

One of the fastest-rising prospects in the East is Buffalo (N.Y.) Canisius running back Qadree Ollison, who has seen several Big Ten teams come for him the last few weeks. The latest is Penn State, and while the Nittany Lions have not offered, Oll...

Blog | April 26, 2013

Rutgers is not in the Big Ten yet, but its 2014 recruiting class is starting to look like some of those in premier conferences. The Scarlet Knights added two more commitments Tuesday when quarterback Tyler Wiegers (Detroit/Country Day) and receive...

Blog | April 09, 2013

When Cameron Queiro suffered a concussion halfway through his junior season last fall, his older brother hoped the two would be on the same field at least one more time.When that didn't happen and then Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) lost in the stat...

Blog | April 05, 2013

Tommy Mister has sat down with coaches from the Big Ten and the Big 12. He has talked with Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly and Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads, a YouTube star for Oscar-worthy locker room monologues. Yet the coach that most impressed the...

Blog | March 27, 2013

A Watch List prospect has made his decision -- just not the one much of the Big Ten was waiting to hear. Last week, Justin Jackson (Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North) chose to focus solely on running back when it came to colleges. Up to this point...

Blog | March 25, 2013

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Michigan and Rutgers will be battling in the once-again redesigned Big Ten in the near future, but first the two programs could be going head to head for a 2014 recruit. KJ Williams (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) has 10 offers but pe...

Blog | March 18, 2013

Illinois will have to wait until the fall to catch up with the rest of the Big Ten on the field, but the Illini are starting to catch up at least in terms of numbers in the 2014 recruiting class. Illinois picked up its second commitment of the 201...

Blog | March 11, 2013

When Chris Durkin (Youngstown, Ohio/Ursuline) picked up an offer from Michigan State and coach Mark Dantonio earlier this month, he could hardly contain his excitement. Neither could his coach. "Coach Dantonio was on speaker when I was talking ...

Blog | February 28, 2013

Bret Bielema was not thrilled when his prospects were poached while he was coaching at Wisconsin. He did not want to see the Big Ten become the SEC. On Tuesday, the new Arkansas coach extended an offer to guard George Panos (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhe...

Blog | February 27, 2013

CLEVES, Ohio -- Illinois saw something in Jauan Wesley (Harvey, Ill./Thornton) many more Big Ten programs are starting to see. The 5-foot-11, 165-pound Wesley has put in strong performances at Core 6 events in Chicago and Cincinnati the last few w...

Blog | February 20, 2013

ESPN RecruitingNation has signing day covered. Follow ESPNU's coverage, chat with analysts and get breaking news on our Signing Day Live page beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET through 7 p.m. ET. For more on what to expect on signing day, check out the Big Te...

Blog | February 06, 2013

With two official visits still available, three-star Chicago Simeon linebacker Reggie Spearman decided to make an unofficial visit instead. The writing was on the wall then that Iowa was the leader, and the former Illinois commit made it official ...

Blog | February 05, 2013

At 6 feet and 190 pounds, Lamar Dawson (Chicago/St. Rita) has the size at cornerback coaches covet. So it is no surprise Dawson recently landed offer No. 1 and has Big Ten interest. Central Michigan offered Dawson while he was at its junior day Sa...

Blog | February 04, 2013