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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue's reputation for producing great quarterbacks is recognized throughout college football, as names like Brees, Griese, Herrmann, Dawson and Everett are linked to the program. But there's another position where Purdue ...

Happy college football playoff naming day. Lee Barfknecht writes that despite Monday's news, realignment might not be over, especially in the Big Ten. Nebraska chancellor Harvey Perlman weighs in on potential realignment quiet, proposed divisio...

Michigan State built itself into a national power in the 1960s by recruiting black players from the segregated South who didn't have many opportunities to play closer to home.

The 2012 college football season is barely on ice and we're already heating up for the 2013 campaign with a way-too-early version of the Big Ten power rankings. This is a snapshot of how the league looks at this point in time, not knowing all the per...

Jordan Lynch, who has led Northern Illinois to the Orange Bowl, has become a star at the only school to offer him a scholarship.

The 2012 college football season saw a redshirt freshman (Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel) win the Heisman Trophy for the first time. The number of young starting quarterbacks for major conference programs likely has never been higher. And while the r...

Happy May Day. Bill O'Brien begins Penn State's coaches' caravan with a stop in Philly. O'Brien must gauge how much of the offense his quarterbacks can handle. SI.com's Stewart Mandel has details on the college football playoff proposals, inclu...

Jim Harbaugh's success with the San Francisco 49ers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' flirtation with Chip Kelly and hiring of Greg Schiano make one thing clear: College football head coaches are in high demand to fill vacancies at the NFL level. Harb...

One thing I've learned during my time at ESPN.com is that certain college football brands matter more than others. Certain brands move the needle in terms of interest, TV ratings and revenue. Certain brands force you to pay attention. Nebraska ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Given the year-round nature of college football, most players use the rare breaks in their calendar to relax and recharge. Indiana teammates Matt Mayberry and Jammie Kirlew did just the opposite this winter. S...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg ESPN Stats & Information published a very interesting piece (ESPN Insider) about the college football coaches who produce the most NFL draft picks and the best pro players. Coaches were ranked based on whe...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Penn State fans can't wait to weigh in on this, so here's your chance. Todd McShay, director of college football scouting for ESPN Scouts Inc., recently wrote that from an NFL perspective, USC has repl...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Dave Parry is entering his 19th and final season as Big Ten coordinator of officials, and he still shows up to work prepared. A pile of sheets detailing college football's 2008 rule changes accompanied Parry as he...

Wishing you a great weekend. Be sure to follow us on Twitter. And away we go ... Brutus from The Ninth Circle writes: Hey Adam, got a recruiting question for you. I've been watching Penn State's ability to recruit under sanctions and have been ...

The Big Ten endured arguably the worst NFL draft in its history last month, and its struggles to produce high first-round talent are well documented. The league hasn't had a top-10 pick since Michigan's Jake Long and Ohio State's Vernon Gholston w...

The 2013 NFL draft definitely was one to forget for the Big Ten. We don't have to rehash the numbers. They were bad. Historically bad. And reflective in a way of how the NFL brass views the Big Ten right now. Let's move on instead to the 2014 d...