Big Ten awards and All-Conference teams

...MENTION: ILLINOIS: Arrelious Benn, Mikel Leshoure, Juice Williams; INDIANA: Ben Chappell, Ray Fisher, Matt Mayberry; IOWA: Christian Ballard, Kyle Calloway, Ryan Donahue, Brett Greenwood, Karl Klug, Adam Robinson; MICHIGAN: Stephen Schilling; MICHIGAN STATE: Trevor...

Iowa remains in BCS mix with win

...40 pass attempts. Iowa's defensive line did it again, as all four starters -- Adrian Clayborn, Christian Ballard, Karl Klug and Broderick Binns -- played key roles. Redshirt freshman quarterback James Vandenberg and the Iowa...

Iowa finally starts fast

...Northwestern safety Brian Peters on the play. Iowa also looks fired up on defense, as tackle Christian Ballard dropped Mike Kafka for his second sack of the season. Northwestern, also a slow-start team...

Nov 7, 2009; Iowa City, IA, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes defensive tackle Christian Ballard (46) sacks Northwestern quarterback Mike Kafka (13) in the first Quarter at Kinnick Stadium. Mandatory Credit...

Update on Iowa's Parker

...Parker in their thoughts when they took the field. "He was in the hospital," defensive tackle Christian Ballard said. "He's doing good. We wish him the best. He's just a great guy...

Iowa's fourth quarter magic works again

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Iowa's Ricky Stanzi threw five interceptions against Ind...

Wild play gives Hawkeyes new life

...as he threw. The pass hit Hoosiers right tackle James Brewer and then Iowa defensive tackle Christian Ballard before Sash grabbed the ball and raced untouched to the end zone. Indiana seemed poised to...

It's game day at Kinnick Stadium

...a 2-3 team right now. Iowa needs to pressure the freshmen with Adrian Clayborn and Christian Ballard but keep him in the pocket as much as possible

Iowa defensive line runs over competition

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg A seed of doubt crept into Adrian Clayborn's mind as Arizona lined up for first-and-goal at the Iowa 1-yard li...

Big Ten lunch links

...nuts, but he wins games, Mike Hlas writes in The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette. If you missed Christian Ballard's hit during Pat Angerer's interception return against Penn State, go find the highlight, Andy...

Big Ten mailblog

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Step into my office ... Alex from Iowa City, Iowa, writes: Hey Adam, Great writing so far this season. I ha...

Big Ten thumbs up-thumbs down for Week 4

...a few players around, but the line had no answer for Binns, Clayborn, Karl Klug and Christian Ballard. You'd have to think the group will jell over time, but it needs to happen...

Iowa takes first big step on rough road slate

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg The Big Ten schedule-makers haven't been particularly kind to Iowa the last decade or so, and they saved the b...

Clayborn's hustle pays off for Iowa in special win

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- You're not supposed to get a block in punt safe. The very nature of the coverage sche...

...SEPTEMBER 26: Broderick Binns #91 of the Iowa Hawkeye's celebrates a second quarter safty with Christian Ballard #46 in front of Dennis Landolt #73 of the Penn State Nittnay Lions on September 26...