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The beauty of bowl season is it provides every league a chance to salvage something. The Big Ten and the ACC are no exceptions. So which league is in most need of a strong postseason showing?

The Big Ten on Monday outlined its preferences for college football's future postseason model, which include a selection committee with guidelines to help select four playoff participants.

It's final exam season on campuses around the Big Ten, and we here at the Big Ten blog have some grades to hand out, too. Brian and I will be grading each Big Ten team -- offense, defense and special teams -- before the bowl season kicks off. Firs...

A Big Ten team unable to play in a postseason bowl game because of league or NCAA sanctions will not be eligible to play in the conference championship game.

Michigan State will be without receiver B.J. Cunningham for its Capital One Bowl matchup against Alabama.

The Michigan State Spartans can call themselves Big Ten champions. No matter what happens with the bowl selections, Michigan State can stake claim to its first league title since 1990 after beating Penn State 28-22 at Beaver Stadium. The Spartans ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Michigan State took another step forward in 2008 on the field, and the team's upcoming recruiting class should only keep the positive momentum going. A confluence of key events -- consecutive bowl appearan...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Labeled as the Big Ten's surprise team before the season, Michigan State lived up to its billing and broke down a few barriers in the process. The Spartans turned heads with a 9-3 record and a Capital One Bowl be...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Unlike many teams around the country, the Michigan State Spartans finished the regular season knowing exactly who they are. They're a team that no longer stumbles in close games or are prone to midseason collapses...

Despite boasting the fourth-best record in BCS bowl games in the past decade, the Big Ten has sent the most teams to bowl games. Adam Rittenberg looks at the conference's best teams, players, games and moments.

Take a quick look at the position battles, coaching changes and other key factors to pay attention to during spring practices around the Big Ten.