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ESPN.com was allowed complete access to the Northern Illinois Huskies during Orange Bowl week, and Adam Rittenberg details how the MAC school prepared for its big shot at the BCS.

The beauty of bowl season is it provides every league a chance to salvage something. The Big Ten and the ACC are no exceptions. So which league is in most need of a strong postseason showing?

Have a great holiday weekend! Big Ten bowl season is just around the corner. AK from Monroe Township, N.J., writes: Hi Adam. OSU fan here. I don't think the bowl ban next year is all that bad. First, I don't see OSU contending for the national ti...

Greetings from Big Ten country. Let's see what's happening around the ACC. Kirby Hocutt should remain Miami's athletic director if he wants to stay relevant, Mike Berardino writes in the Sun Sentinel. More on Hocutt's situation with Texas Tech fr...

Ohio State made it to the second round of ESPN.com's NFL pipeline challenge, but the Buckeyes couldn't get past Deion Sanders and the Florida State Seminoles. I argued (valiantly, I might add) for the Buckeyes to advance, citing their overwhelming...

I stumbled upon a blog entry in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that takes a look at the preseason and postseason Top 25 rankings for college football teams during the past 20 years. The author examined the AP Top 25 poll from 1990-2009 and calculated...

Hello, ACC world. Some interesting comments from Virginia Tech secondary coach Torrian Gray in this piece from the Virginian-Pilot's Kyle Tucker. Georgia Tech's Jordan Luallen makes a strong case for the backup quarterback job, Jeff Haws writes...

Back again. You know you missed me. Jimbo Fisher sent a message to Florida State's underperforming wide receivers in Saturday's scrimmage, Ira Schoffel writes in the Tallahassee Democrat. More thoughts from Fisher on the Seminoles' scrimmage. G...

Clemson wasn't the only ACC team to hold a scrimmage over the weekend. FLORIDA STATE Florida State held its final scrimmage before Saturday's spring game, and it turned into the Greg Reid show. Reid recorded four interceptions, including one th...

Back in ACC country today. Thanks for having me. Jimbo Fisher looks very much in charge at Florida State, Tony Barnhart writes in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Florida State is in the lead for coveted offensive tackle recruit Bobby Hart. No...

Back in ACC country today. Gotta say I like the weather better here. Miami senior defensive lineman Allen Bailey will play wherever he's needed, Shandel Richardson writes in the Sun-Sentinel. Florida State players are loving the new zone defens...

Greetings from Big Ten country. I'll be filling in here from time to time as Heather prepares to give birth to baby Dabo or baby Jimbo (those were my suggested names, at least). As you might have heard, we in the Big Eleven are dealing with the ve...

Now that Heather's baby news is out in the open (best of luck, HD!), let's check out the ACC headlines. Miami is loaded at defensive end, but Dyron Dye has turned heads this spring, Jorge Milian writes in The Palm Beach Post. Florida State's se...

Finally, National Signing Day produced a big win for the Big Ten. And a huge win for Michigan. Safety Demar Dorsey's decision to sign with Michigan ahead of Florida State and USC is critical for a Wolverines secondary that needs to get a lot bette...

I can't remember an offseason quite as wacky as this one, where we saw coaching changes at big-name programs like Florida State, Notre Dame, USC and Tennessee, not to mention changes at emerging programs like Cincinnati, Texas Tech and South Florida....

Sean Lee began his career with a bowl win, getting on the field as a reserve linebacker as Penn State beat Florida State in the 2006 Orange Bowl. Lee wants to end his career the same way. Penn State is known for winning bowl games, and Lee carries...