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"The devil is in the details." It has been the most common phrase used by commissioners during the BCS postseason meetings. Even after Wednesday's historic announcement about an endorsed four-team playoff, commissioners cautioned that many details...

One of the most common questions I get from both Iowa fans and Wisconsin fans -- usually around national signing day or whenever we post recruiting rankings -- is why their teams can't land more nationally elite prospects. Then, they point to the ...

If I made a list of Big Ten coaches most likely to jump in freezing water outside a casino in Iowa in late January, Kirk Ferentz wouldn't be near the top. Ferentz and Johnny Knoxville don't have much in common. But the Iowa head coach on Saturd...

We're kicking off our Allstate Sugar Bowl coverage today with a piece I wrote on how Michigan first-year offensive coordinator Al Borges adjusted to the personnel he inherited, namely Wolverines quarterback Denard Robinson. Borges, who has run a pro-...

Al Borges, known for applying drastic changes to the offenses he inherits, has found common ground with Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson.

The Kirk Ferentz-to-NFL rumors are as common to December as holiday shopping and frost on your windshield. They had died down for a year or two, but now they're back. The Kansas City Chiefs' firing of coach Todd Haley earlier Monday once again ...

As Big Ten blog loyalists know, I rarely let Rich Rodriguez off the hook for Michigan's struggles the past three seasons, but I also came to his defense about one common criticism. (After all, someone needed to defend for RichRod. Ba-dum-ching! I'...

Aside from being a right-handed quarterback, Joe Bauserman has very little in common with the man he has backed up the past two seasons. Terrelle Pryor was flashy, talented and a bit troubled. He dominated the headlines both before and during his ...

Five lessons from the week that was in the Big Ten. 1. The Big Ten can pile it on: Lopsided scores are common throughout college football in September, but the Big Ten had stayed away from the really insane points totals until Saturday. Wisconsin ...

Despite the differences between Iowa's Ricky Stanzi and Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor, both quarterbacks face similar pressure at their respective schools and share a common goal.

Several Big Ten teams today announced kickoff times for their Homecoming games this season.You'll notice a common theme (high noon, people!). Without further ado ... Oct. 2: Northwestern at Minnesota, noon ET Oct. 9: Illinois at Penn State, no...

LOS ANGELES -- Two common assumptions are proved wrong by one Oregon player. Oregon, like other Pac-10 teams, thrives on finesse and isn't known for being physical. Quarterbacks generally shy away from contact, leaving the messy stuff to runnin...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg MADISON, Wis. -- The music catches you off guard. Ringback tones are common with cell phones these days. If you call several of Nick Toon's coaches at Wisconsin, you'll hear House of Pain's "J...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Neil Rudel's column in Monday's Altoona Mirror is entitled "Schedule sold Lions short," and it explains how Penn State's soft nonconference schedule in men's basketball doomed the tea...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg It's common knowledge that baseball is a huge hit in Japan, but apparently football also has started to catch on over there. Longtime Big Ten official Bill LeMonnier is leaving Friday to conduct four offic...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Ohio State and Texas will attempt to beat one another into the sod tonight, but the two storied programs have found common ground throughout the week leading up to the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (Fox,...