Big Ten mailblog
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenWhat's on your mind today? Brandon from Des Moines, Iowa, and Balad, Iraq, writes: Looking at the BCS rankings, PSU has a computer ranking of 18, a...
Blog | November 24, 2009Big Ten awards and All-Conference teams
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...HONORABLE 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...
Blog | November 23, 2009Iowa remains in BCS mix with win
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...of 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...
Blog | November 21, 2009Three BT players semifinalists for Wuerffel Trophy
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Here's the full list of semifinalists: Mike Nixon, LB, Arizona State Dan LeFevour, QB, Central Michigan Christian Ponder, QB, Florida State Zoltan Mesko, P, Michigan Blair White, WR, Michigan State Andrew Brewer, WR, Northwestern...
Blog | November 11, 2009Iowa finally starts fast
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...beat 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...
Blog | November 07, 2009Update on Iowa's Parker
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...had 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...
Blog | October 31, 2009Iowa's fourth quarter magic works again
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Iowa's Ricky Stanzi threw five interceptions against Ind...
Blog | October 31, 2009Wild play gives Hawkeyes new life
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Chappell 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...
Blog | October 31, 2009It's game day at Kinnick Stadium
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...be 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
Blog | October 10, 2009Wisconsin's Clay grows up fast on the field
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg John Clay's body is both a blessing and a curse. Not many college running backs look like Clay. Not many 6-...
Blog | October 08, 2009Iowa defensive line runs over competition
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted 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...
Blog | October 07, 2009Big Ten in the recruiting rankings
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...of four-star DEs in Darryl Baldwin (Solon, Ohio/Solon) and David Durham (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian). Baldwin, 6-5, 255 pounds, has a great physical build to go with good tools. Durham, 6...
Blog | September 30, 2009Big Ten lunch links
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...fans 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...
Blog | September 30, 2009Big Ten mailblog
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted 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...
Blog | September 29, 2009Big Ten thumbs up-thumbs down for Week 4
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...shuffled 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...
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