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Quarterback competitions will dominate the discussion around the Big Ten this spring, as more than half the teams are unsettled under center. We broke down each race earlier, and now it's time to identify which QB battle interests you the most. My...

As soon as the stunning news of Bret Bielema's departure from Wisconsin broke earlier Tuesday, the attention quickly shifted to Pitt head coach Paul Chryst. The Madison native and former Wisconsin offensive coordinator seems like a natural choice ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Another game, another NCAA record for Wisconsin senior running back Montee Ball. After setting the NCAA career total touchdowns record last week at Penn State, Ball broke Travis Prentice's record for career rushing touchdowns with ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Braxton Miller has carried Ohio State most of the season. The defense did the honors Saturday in holding off Wisconsin 21-14 in overtime to preserve a perfect record. It was over when: Ohio State safety Christian Bryant broke up a...

Ten items to track around the Big Ten entering Week 12: 1. Ballin' for history: Thirteen years after Ron Dayne broke the NCAA career rushing record, another Wisconsin running back is on the doorstep of a major milestone. Badgers senior Montee Ball...

While the Big Ten hasn't secured a national championship in football or men's basketball in nearly a decade, the league isn't lacking for financial resources. The Business of College Sports blog recently broke down the 2010-11 net income for each ...

The NCAA has been very quiet since the Penn State sex-abuse scandal broke, issuing only a brief statement by president Mark Emmert that emphasized the need to let the process play out. But Emmert broke his silence Thursday and Friday in several in...

A lot of folks have been clamoring for Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany to weigh in on Jim Tressel's resignation and the controversy surrounding Ohio State. Sunday, they got their wish. Delany answered several questions about Tressel and Ohio St...

The competition to host future Big Ten football championships is down to two cities: Chicago and Indianapolis. The news that broke early Tuesday night set off quite a response from Big Ten fans on my Twitter page. The overall reaction is split pre...

CHICAGO -- The BCS standings have famously factored into determining champions for major conferences the past few seasons. The BCS standings broke a three-way tie in the Big 12 South division in 2008. Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech all finished ti...

Colleague Heather Dinich broke the news Friday that former Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier won't be suiting up for Miami after all. Forcier announced in February he would transfer to Miami, but a source tells Dinich that the quarterback won't ma...

Whatever it takes. According to Penn State defensive tackle Devon Still, this is the motto the Nittany Lions defensive line adopted this spring. D-line coach Larry Johnson had the players repeat those three words every time they broke the huddle i...

Some potentially troubling news for Iowa as colleague Joe Schad broke the news Tuesday night that Hawkeyes defensive back Willie Lowe has asked for his release from the program. Lowe is one of 13 Iowa players hospitalized in January with rhabdomyo...

Michigan State defensive tackle Antonio Jeremiah and center Nate Klatt will miss the remainder of spring practice following injuries, the team announced Friday. Jeremiah suffered an ACL injury and Klatt broke his foot. Both players got hurt Tuesda...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- One of the nation's most talked-about but least talked-to players broke his silence Monday. After Nebraska wrapped up its fourth practice of the spring, quarterback Taylor Martinez addressed reporters for the first time since Nov....

Curtis Drake's comeback at Penn State has been put on hold. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Drake broke his left tibia in spring practice. The wide receiver's injury occurred in a non-contact drill. Drake missed all of last season afte...