Silver Football finalists: Clark, Clay, Graham

...Chris Perry 2002: Iowa QB Brad Banks 2001: Indiana QB Antwaan Randle El 2000: Purdue QB Drew Brees

ALL NIGHT

...the SEC title game, Notre Dame's coaching vacancy, Toby Gerhart, Colt McCoy and comparisons to Drew Brees, the Vikings, the Saints and Ben Roethlisberger

Oct 25, 2009; Miami, FL, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) throws the ball before the game against the Miami Dolphins at Land Shark Stadium. Mandatory...

Big Ten lunch links

...seat list from Sporting News' Matt Hayes. Purdue quarterback Joey Elliott stays in close contact with Drew Brees, Mike Carmin writes in The (Lafayette) Journal and Courier. When Indiana isn't running the flashy...

Six things you need to know about the BCS standings

On A Need To Know Basis What did we learn from the first Bowl Championship Series standings released on Sunday? AP Photo/Darron CummingsYou won't h...

Pryor's two fumbles, two INTs too much as Purdue shocks Ohio State

Joey Elliott passed for 281 yards and two touchdowns, and Purdue beat No. 7 Ohio State 26-18 Saturday to effectively end the Buckeyes' remaining national-title chances.

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...

Behind the Big Board: Where's Tebow?

Mel Kiper defends his current Big Board selections with an emphasis this week on one guy who may never make it on there -- Tim Tebow. Also, he shares his take on Colt McCoy's arm strength and a USC lineman who helped his stock against Ohio State.

Story | Conversation | September 16, 2009

Opening the mailbag: Fretting about Matt Barkley

Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller We are less than a week away. So we've got that going for us. What's on your mind? Nick from Portland writ...

Which Big 12 school has most starting NFL QBs?

...the only school to have four quarterbacks start at least 100 games (Jim Everett, Len Dawson, Drew Brees and Bob Griese). USC leads the list with 15 quarterbacks who have started at least one...

Which Big 12 school has produced the most starting NFL QBs?

...the only school to have four quarterbacks start at least 100 games (Jim Everett, Len Dawson, Drew Brees and Bob Griese). USC leads the list with 15 quarterbacks who have started at least one...

Marrone talks Paulus, Orange lose kicker

...games. Is he going to be able to do the whole playbook? Absolutely not. (Saints quarterback) Drew [Brees] wasn't able to do the whole playbook that we had in New Orleans. One...

Paulus will start for Syracuse

...39;s anything he can't do. Nor do I think there's anything Drew Brees can't do. If somebody said the New York Mets would take Drew Brees and...

Big Ten Friday mailblog

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg I'm a lot like The Most Interesting Man in the World. If I disagree with you, it is because you are wrong...

Zook wants Williams to enjoy final ride at Illinois

...offense mark. He has racked up 8,455 career yards, putting him within striking distance of Drew Brees (12,692). But Zook would like to see a big smile from Williams along with the...