Big Ten lunch links
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenThe Big Ten finally wins The Challenge in hoops. Is this a good omen for the bowl season? Ohio State should root for Oregon...
Blog | December 03, 2009Big Ten mailblog
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...graduate? He has put up some good numbers in the Big 10 with a team that has challenges pulling in big name players. I think he could fare well at ND. Just curios as to...
Blog | December 01, 2009What we learned in the Big Ten: Week 13
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...still expected back for a sixth season as Illinois head coach, but he'll face some major challenges in the offseason. The Cincinnati game exposed many of the problems that have dogged Illinois all season...
Blog | November 29, 2009Michigan endures another 'humbling' year
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Only a handful of games into his Michigan tenure, Rich Rodriguez knew the program had a steep mountain to climb. The winged hel...
Blog | November 21, 2009Iowa's Vandenberg ready for major mental test
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...in arm strength, which could help in Iowa's bread-and-butter downfield passing attack. The bigger challenges, as always, take place from the neck up, and Vandenberg must make quick and correct decisions against...
Blog | November 12, 2009What to watch in the Big Ten: Week 11
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...three shutouts and nearly notching a fourth last week against Penn State. The Buckeyes pose a major challenge for a seasoned quarterback, much less a signal caller making his first career start like Iowa redshirt...
Blog | November 12, 2009RichRod facing unique Year 2 obstacles at U-M
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...the defense is performing just as poorly as last year, if not worse. Did Michigan present greater challenges in Year 2 than Rodriguez's other coaching stops? "I think every situation is a little different...
Blog | November 11, 2009Penn State to shuffle special teams personnel
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...so on Mondays it's tough to evaluate people. But today we'll go out there and challenge a couple guys a little bit so that we can find out whether we really have it...
Blog | November 10, 2009Iowa defense must answer bell with Stanzi out
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Iowa defenders have talked all season about putting out the fire. Starting quarterback Ricky Stanzi put his...
Blog | November 09, 2009Stanzi-less Hawkeyes have no magic this time
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...at Iowa, both on the field and the depth chart. Until Saturday, the Hawkeyes had overcome every challenge, from losing running backs Jewel Hampton and Adam Robinson, to playing several games without left tackle Bryan...
Blog | November 07, 2009What to watch in the Big Ten: Week 10
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Ten for (Week) 10. 1. Terrelle Pryor going country: Pryor wasn't a huge fan of Happy Valley during the recr...
Blog | November 05, 2009Iowa has no trouble focusing for Northwestern
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Anyone who has followed Iowa this fall knows the Hawkeyes expect every game to be extremely competitive. So fa...
Blog | November 04, 2009Big Ten power rankings: Week 10
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Derek Moye and running back Evan Royster made big plays. Penn State faces by far its biggest challenge since the Iowa loss when Ohio State visits Happy Valley next week. The Lions need to win...
Blog | November 02, 2009Blogger debate: Cincinnati vs. Ohio State
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg and Brian Bennett Eight FBS teams call Ohio home, but only one program has been nationally relevant for decade...
Blog | October 30, 2009Big Ten mailblog
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Let me begin the mailblog with a mea culpa. There was no need for officials to review the Brandon Wegher fumbl...
Blog | October 27, 2009EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS
TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "challenge" make the list?