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Every Big Ten team will rely on a handful of freshmen (sometimes more than a handful) to fill key roles when the 2013 season rolls around. Which newcomers will make the biggest impact in the league? Tom Luginbill, RecruitingNation's senior nationa...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State's 2013 recruiting class will report to campus in less than a month, and several players could play a huge role on the team this season. This is Bill O'Brien's first real class, and fans should catch an early glimps...

Follow us on Twitter. Let's get to those emails ... Jeremy from Columbus writes: With regards to the future Big Ten schedules (2016 and beyond), will we go to a system of staggered crossover games? Since we went to divisions, we've played two non-...

100 days away ... Illinois is very much in the mix for Oklahoma State QB transfer Wes Lunt. Illini coach Tim Beckman and his assistants are social-media machines. A great look inside a week with Michigan offensive coordinator Al Borges. Michiga...

Good news: We are just 100 days away from the start of college football. To mark the occasion, we're pulling out a checklist today of things that Big Ten teams need to accomplish between now and the start of the season. It's not quite "The Final C...

Now that spring practice is over, we're examining the most indispensable players on each Big Ten team for the 2013 season. By indispensable, we don't necessarily mean best. We mean the players who would be hardest to replace between now and the st...

Welcome to NittanyNation's mailbag! We asked you to tweet or email your questions, and we've selected three to answer in-depth this week. Jim Murphy (@JimMurphy13) writes: Jabrill Peppers could have left PSU off his list and only made a top three....

More Monday mail musings: Fake Harry Husker from Tom Osborne Field writes: You do not know how much I want to fire off an angry email about how the Huskers got snubbed by ESPN/ABC and the prime time TV schedule next fall. I really want to rant abo...

2012 record: 8-4 2012 conference record: 6-2 (second, Leaders Division) Returning starters: Offense: 8; defense: 6, kicker/punter: 2 Top returners RB Zach Zwinak, WR Allen Robinson, TE Kyle Carter, OG John Urschel, OT Donovan Smith, DE Deion ...

May Day, May Day. Bill O'Brien stays honest with his players, especially his quarterbacks. Penn State will work to get Christian Hackenberg up to speed quickly. O'Brien revealed Tuesday that Zach Zwinak injured his wrist in the spring game, while...

So if the Big Ten East is the "Big Boy Division," does that make the West the "Andre 3000 Division?" The East-West split has pluses and minuses, Lee Barfknecht writes. The NFL draft was a slow one both for Ohio State and the Big Ten in general....

Welcome to NittanyNation's mailbag! We asked you to tweet or email your questions, and we've selected three to answer in-depth this week. Brian Santoro (@santoro_brian) writes: In your opinion, does Christian Hackenberg start this year? Josh Mo...

Answering some of your emails before it gets all drafty in here: Dash from Tucumcari, N.M., writes: "It's out of my control, but I wasn't happy with it," Steven Bench said. "I'm a competitor, so I'm not going to agree with that decision. But, at t...

BuckeyeNation Austin Ward writes: Rod Smith solidified his spot in the spring as the No. 2 running back behind Carlos Hyde. Brad Bournival writes : ESPN 150 running back Elijah Hood, who likes OSU's "swagger," would be a nice fit for the Buckey...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Steven Bench didn't expect this. Nor did his family. Nor the fans. The subject of Bench transferring wasn't broached over the weekend. His father said they chatted about school and, well, football -- what else? The topic o...

ESPN 150 wideout/athlete De'Andre Thompkins (Swansboro, N.C./Swansboro) became Penn State's fifth pledge of the 2014 class after an unofficial visit Saturday. He's the headliner of the class right now, and he recently spoke with NittanyNation abou...