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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. We're i...

In what could be another sign that a game against LSU next year will come to fruition, Wisconsin has rescheduled its planned series with Washington State. The Badgers had been scheduled to play the Cougars on the road next season and in Madison in...

The Sporting News has come out with its list of the Top 25 players in college football for the 2013 season, and it includes three from the Big Ten. The list is based on both college performance and pro potential. Returning Heisman Trophy winner Jo...

Jim Delany offered a simple explanation as to why his 2011 contract extension was never announced or reported until Adam wrote about it last week. "Nobody had ever asked," Delany told ESPN.com Well, OK. Now we know that the Big Ten commissioner...

So, yeah, this happened. Ohio State canceled its 2016 game with Central Michigan to make room for a nine-game Big Ten season. A closer look at incoming Buckeyes linebacker Trey Johnson. E. Gordon Gee will be sticking around in a new role after hi...

Last week, we asked you to pick the nonconference opponent you'd most like to see your favorite team play in the near future. You could pick a team already on the upcoming schedule or one that inexplicably hasn't been added. The response so far ha...

The Big Ten unveiled its 2015 conference schedule this month, which was basically just a mirror image of the 2014 schedule that came out in May. While those schedules are noteworthy for their inclusion of Maryland and Rutgers for the first time, t...

Earlier today, Adam and I debated who will lead the Big Ten in receiving yards in 2013. Now, it's your turn to choose. Here are five candidates: Allen Robinson, Penn State: The obvious choice, as Robinson led the league by a wide margin last y...

Wisconsin's secondary, which was already a position facing some depth concerns this season, has suffered its second departure by a safety in about a week. Last week, redshirt freshman Reggie Mitchell -- who had practiced as the team's starting fre...

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. We're i...

I like the way you work it. I got to 'bag it up. A.J. from Ann Arbor, Mich., writes: Hey Brian, this is a question regarding the B1G and the SEC. Could part of the reason it's been so hard for the B1G to stay competitive on a national level with t...

Illinois coach Tim Beckman finally got his man as former Oklahoma State Wes Lunt has decided to transfer to the Illini, colleague Joe Schad is reporting. Lunt, who passed for 1,108 yards with six touchdowns and seven interceptions as a freshman at...

You know the season is getting closer and closer as more publications come out with their official previews and preseason all-conference teams. Phil Steele offered his All-Big Ten selections earlier this month, and now Athlon has come out with its...

Had a good weekend. Went bird hunting with Ken Cosgrove. Some reasons for optimism for Illinois, according to Howard Griffith. Indiana defensive line signee Darius Latham put his appetite on display (subscription required). Iowa's opener vs. ...

Bits and pieces continue to come out about the next Big Ten bowl lineup, which will take effect in 2014. We know the league has added the Pinstripe Bowl to its lineup, that it will be involved in the new Detroit Lions-run bowl and that it will likely...

This week, we asked you to pick the nonconference opponent you'd most like to see your favorite team play in the near future. You could pick a team already on the upcoming schedule or one that inexplicably hasn't been added. The response, not surp...