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It's another big weekend of spring games in the Big Ten, as three schools wrap up their drills with a Saturday exhibition inside their home stadiums. We're here to preview them all, starting with Penn State's annual Blue-White game ... When: Sa...

By the time you read this, I'll be gorging myself on the latest hipster music and some Texas barbecue down at South by Southwest, proving there is in fact an adult spring break. But I found some time to answer some of your emails first: Mark from ...

Spring practice has begun in the Big Ten, so let's take a look at what to expect from each Legends Division team this spring. IOWA Spring start: March 27 Spring game: April 27 What to watch: 1. Questions at quarterback: The Hawkeyes pl...

Since the weekly Monday chat is on a brief hiatus, I've decided to add an extra mailbag to the rotation, giving you guys another opportunity to ask questions and get answers. My regular Thursday mailbag will remain in its place, while Adam will conti...

Our postseason position rankings are getting close to wrapping up, but first let's put a bow on the defensive side of the ball with a look at the defensive backs. Star power matters, but depth is also important. The secondary wasn't a particularly...

Jerry Kill got Minnesota back to a bowl game in his second season but needs to continue to add talent for the Gophers to become a Big Ten contender. Kill received a nice signing-day surprise when junior college linebacker De'Vondre Campbell, who h...

It's awards season in Hollywood, as the film industry lines up to congratulate itself again and again until we're all sick of it before the Oscars. But, hey, some performances do need recognition. With that in mind, we're listing the Top 10 indivi...

We kicked off the postseason top 25 player rankings on Tuesday, and we'll be running through the list every weekday until we reach No. 1. Remember, these rankings are based on 2012 performance only. Up next in our rankings is a guy who made great ...

The Football Writers Association of America released its freshman All-America team today, and four Big Ten players (plus one coach) made the squad. The honorees are: Devin Funchess, TE, Michigan Jack Allen, OL, Michigan State Austin Blythe, O...

As everyone knows by now, Penn State coach Bill O'Brien was courted by NFL teams in the past couple of weeks. He admits to have "had conversations" with a couple of those teams. But O'Brien hasn't gone anywhere, and he said on Monday that he did n...

Did the Big Ten redeem itself in the bowl season? That's a story for another post. But I can tell you that I gained some manner of redemption for my sorry regular-season predictions with a perfect 7-0 mark on my Big Ten bowl picks. That wasn't eno...

Earlier today, we presented you with our Big Ten bowl helmet stickers, recognizing five outstanding performances from the postseason. Now it's time to decide on which one was the best of the Big Ten bowls. Here are the candidates and their particu...

Recognizing the top individual performances by Big Ten players in the postseason: Minnesota CB Michael Carter: The Gophers senior had two interceptions, a pass break up and seven tackles in Minnesota's 34-31 loss to Texas Tech in the Meineke Car ...

Three keys for Minnesota in tonight's Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas game against Texas Tech: 1. Get creative offensively: The Gophers had major trouble finding the end zone for large parts of the season. Injuries at quarterback, receiver and on t...

Your favorite teacher is back with more grades for each Big Ten team. We're judging each squad on its offense, defense, special teams and overall performance in the 2012 regular season. Up now: the Penn State Nittany Lions. Offense: A-minus ...

We're back for another round of report cards today as we put every Big Ten team's regular season under the microscope. Minnesota plays its bowl game tomorrow. But first, the Gophers get their grades. Offense: D Things looked promising early in ...