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The NFL draft starts tonight after endless months of hype. Here at the Big Ten blog, we thought, "Why should the NFL guys get to have all the fun of making mock drafts?" So we're going to out-mock the mockers by creating our own, totally fake Big ...

On Wednesday, the head coach and one player from each Big Ten Legends Division team participated in a spring football teleconference with the media. On Thursday, it was the Leaders Division's turn. Here are some notes and updates from the call: Il...

When a horse wins a big race like the Kentucky Derby, people usually say it had the perfect trip. We're seeking our own perfect trip through the Big Ten this fall. Now, perfection is nearly impossible to achieve in reality. There are budgetary con...

We're back with our picks on which Big Ten games we would attend in 2013 if we had an unlimited travel budget and total control over what we cover. A magical world, if you will. We're limiting ourselves to one game per week and trying to diversify...

As you may have noticed, we weren't exactly big fans of the official All-Big Ten teams that were announced last month. We don't claim to know more about football than the league's coaches, not for a second. But after watching every Big Ten game al...

The Big Ten announced its 2012 all-conference teams and most individual awards Monday night, but four more awards have yet to be revealed. Before the winners are announced, we're putting in our endorsements for Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive...

Lessons learned from Week 9 in the Big Ten: 1. The Big Ten is the league of second chances: Nebraska's season seemed headed down the tubes after it allowed 63 points to Ohio State on Oct. 6 in Columbus. The Huskers also were on life support down 1...

Recognizing the best and brightest from Saturday's action in the Big Ten: Northwestern QB Kain Colter: A few days after saying his team lacked an identity on offense, Colter provided one himself. Taking almost all of the reps at quarterback, Colt...

Five lessons from the week that was in Big Ten football. 1. Buckle up; it's going to be a wild second-half ride: Big Ten football isn't always pretty. Big 12 fans probably don't even recognize the low-scoring league play as the same sport they wat...

Recognizing the best and the brightest from Week 8 in the Big Ten: Wisconsin RBs James White and Montee Ball: Ball was slowed by an ankle injury early, so the Badgers' "other" star tailback took up the slack. White had a career day, rushing 15 tim...

Recognizing the best and the brightest from Week 3 in the Big Ten: Ohio State QB Braxton Miller: Seems like it's Miller Time every Saturday in Columbus as the Ohio State sophomore quarterback continues to dazzle in Urban Meyer's offense. Miller a...

Recognizing the best and brightest from a dark day for most of the Big Ten: Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State: Miller pretty much is the Ohio State offense right now, and the sophomore had his second straight big game to start the year. He accounted...

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. Given a...

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. In our ...

It's time to wrap up our 2012 ultimate Big Ten road trip with the final week of the regular season. We have been picking the game we would attend each week if we could make our own itineraries, and now all that's left is to pick our spots for the fin...

There are only two weeks left in our Big Ten ultimate road trip, and yet we somehow feel surprisingly fresh. We haven't missed a single airline connection or gotten stuck in any game-day traffic. We're all the way to Week 12 in our choices for whe...