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Wishing you a great weekend. Be sure to follow us on Twitter. And away we go ... Brutus from The Ninth Circle writes: Hey Adam, got a recruiting question for you. I've been watching Penn State's ability to recruit under sanctions and have been ...

Phil Steele ranks every conference heading into the 2013 college football season. The SEC claims the No. 1 spot, led by two-time defending national champion Alabama.

Story | Conversation | June 13, 2013

Big Ten bloggers Adam Rittenberg and Brian Bennett will occasionally give their takes on a burning question facing the league. We'll both have strong opinions, but not necessarily the same view. We'll let you decide which blogger is right. Colleag...

ESPN.com's Ivan Maisel looks at which conferences send head coaches to the NFL and makes a conclusion: "The shortest road for any FBS head coach to the NFL is through the Pac-12. In fact, no other conference even comes close." He points out that C...

We already knew that Big Ten coaches and athletic directors expressed serious concerns over proposed NCAA recruiting de-regulations, and that the NCAA eventually suspended those rules until it could be studied further. But thanks to some fine reporti...

The Big Ten endured arguably the worst NFL draft in its history last month, and its struggles to produce high first-round talent are well documented. The league hasn't had a top-10 pick since Michigan's Jake Long and Ohio State's Vernon Gholston w...

The Wolverines secured a huge commitment Sunday when Jabrill Peppers (Paramus, N.J./Paramus Catholic) gave his commitment to Michigan. Fittingly, this week's recruiting roundtable is devoted solely to the No. 2 prospect in the nation. This week we in...

The Detroit Lions are expected to create and operate a new bowl game at Ford Field starting in 2014, which would eliminate the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl after this season, sources said Tuesday.

The 2013 college football season could showcase one of the best college quarterback classes ever. Here are five reasons why: 1. BEST TEAMS IN 2012 RETURN THEIR QUARTERBACKS Each of the top six teams in last season's final AP poll returns its lead...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- More than a decade ago, Greg Mattison walked into St. Paul Cretin-Derham Hall High School when he was recruiting tight end Marcus Freeman to Notre Dame. In the next few months, it's likely those two will run into each other again ...

The wife and I are heading down to the Caribbean for some R&R. (Any good Big Ten bars on Aruba?). So this will be my last mailbag for about 10 days. Let's get to it. Spencer from Decatur, Ga., writes: I'm a Buckeye among the eternal-coattail g...

The 2013 NFL draft definitely was one to forget for the Big Ten. We don't have to rehash the numbers. They were bad. Historically bad. And reflective in a way of how the NFL brass views the Big Ten right now. Let's move on instead to the 2014 d...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue's reputation for producing great quarterbacks is recognized throughout college football, as names like Brees, Griese, Herrmann, Dawson and Everett are linked to the program. But there's another position where Purdue ...

Corey Avery (Dallas/Carter) isn't the most boisterous or most flamboyant athlete. In fact, when he's on the field, he seems to be all business. Sometimes, not being the most vocal can result in the "sleeper" title. For months Avery was considered ...

Blog | May 06, 2013

Do you know what the realm is? It's the thousand blades of Aegon's enemies: a story we agree to tell each other over and over until we forget that it's a lie. Ohio State AD Gene Smith talks about Urban Meyer and other issues in this wide-ranging ...

"Just pretend you're visiting a huge outdoor loony bin." Happy Derby Eve. Members of the 2010 Wisconsin offense have made their mark in the NFL. Early enrollees like Purdue's Danny Etling reached a new high this season. Penn State and UCF cou...