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The Big Ten wanted no part of Missouri in its latest expansion push. But would the league be interested in a Mizzou quarterback? Missouri announced Monday that quarterback Tyler Gabbert will be transferring from the school. While things seemed to ...

It's time to take a look back at the highlights (there were a few) and lowlights (more of these) from the 2010-11 Big Ten bowl season. Best performance: Iowa running back Marcus Coker in the Insight Bowl. You can make good cases for Terrelle Pryor...

Well, that was entertaining. The Big Ten is off to a 1-0 start in the bowl season after Iowa rallied to win a wild one in Tempe, Ariz. Here's a quick look at Iowa's 27-24 win against Missouri in the Insight Bowl. How the game was won: Headed to...

Here are three keys for Iowa heading into Tuesday night's Insight Bowl matchup against Missouri: Pressure Blaine Gabbert: Iowa doesn't have enough firepower to keep up with Missouri in a shootout. The Hawkeyes need their veteran defensive line to ...

The Big Ten bowl season finally kicks off Tuesday night in the Arizona desert, as Iowa faces Missouri for the first time in a century. Here's a quick preview of the Insight Bowl matchup: WHO TO WATCH: Iowa defensive end Adrian Clayborn. The sen...

It's time for our weekly look at future Big Ten member Nebraska, which picked up another big win on Saturday. Record: 7-1 (3-1 Big 12) National rank: No. 7 in BCS standings, No. 9 in AP Poll, No. 10 in coaches' poll Last result: Beat then-No...

Five lessons from the week that was in Big Ten football. 1. Shoelace is the answer in Ann Arbor: So that's what Rich Rodriguez's offense is supposed to look like. Denard Robinson made Rodriguez look like a genius in a critical game against Connect...

After an encouraging first-half performance, Illinois fell flat after halftime. The result was yet another season-opening loss to rival Missouri, which thankfully goes off the Illini schedule in 2011. Leading 13-3 at halftime, redshirt freshman...

It has been an interesting first half in St. Louis, and a very good one for a new-look Illinois team, which leads Missouri 13-3. I'm pretty stunned that only 16 points have been scored, and only three by Missouri. New Illinois defensive coordinato...

Let's get picky. My Year 2 record dipped a little -- 69-26 (.726) -- but I vow to do better this fall. Every Thursday during the season, I'll identify a Game of the Week and explain my selection in a video blog post later in the day. All 11 Big...

Tonight, it begins. The wait is over and we finally get to see Big Ten teams play games that count. As opening weekend begins a little early with three games tonight, here are 10 things to watch around the league. 1. Quarterback questions at Mi...

The Illinois-Missouri series goes on hiatus after Saturday's clash in St. Louis. For the men wearing orange helmets, it seems like the break can't come soon enough. Illinois has opened its season against the rival Tigers five times since 2002, inc...

It has been hard enough for Illinois to slow down Missouri's offense with a healthy secondary the past few years. Now the Fighting Illini will try to stop Blaine Gabbert and co. without two projected starters. Starting cornerback Terry Hawthorn...

Greetings from Big Ten country. I'm sure Sooners fans are glad to see me. Nebraska people, tell them I'm not that bad. Maryland and Texas and talking about a series in football, but there's no deal in place yet, Jeff Barker writes in The Baltimor...

We're less than 100 days from the start of the 2010 football season, and every Big Ten team will place a premium on starting strong. Teams often set the tone for the season with how they perform in Week 1. Last year, Illinois never got on track after...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Juice Williams sounded like a man exhausted and exasperated by a search for something that couldn't actually be found. But when a team melts down the way Illinois did in Saturday's 37-9 loss to Missouri, an ...