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Big Ten lunchtime links
Brian BennettIn honor of "College Football Playoff," I'm calling this intro line "Lunchtime Links Intro Line." Two Iowa defensive backs left the team. Kirk Ferentz says the proposed Big Ten realignment "makes perfect sense." Iowa approved a conflict-of-intere...
Blog | April 24, 2013 -
Big Ten lunchtime links
Brian Bennett"Is there anything that makes people smile more than Broadway and football?" This clip proves it. Penn State made good progress on offense during the spring. Christian Hackenberg still looms in the quarterback race. What's ahead in the next month...
Blog | April 22, 2013 -
Big Ten Monday chat wrap
Brian BennettWho needs champagne on New Year's Eve when you have a Big Ten Monday chat? We toasted 2013 early with some football discussion this afternoon. If you missed it, then your new year is already off to a bad start. But we're here to rescue it with thi...
Blog | December 31, 2012 -
Ra'Shede Hageman to stay at Minnesota
Brian BennettRa'Shede Hageman has a realistic view of himself. And that's good news for the 2013 Minnesota football team. The junior defensive tackle told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune that he's not ready to play in the NFL and that he would come back for his s...
Blog | December 17, 2012 -
Big Ten Thursday mailbag
Brian BennettHey, everybody. I'm back from my wedding and honeymoon, and while I can't say that I was following Big Ten football news that closely while vacationing in Europe, I am catching up. And what a day to come back, huh? It's been a while, so I thought ...
Blog | July 12, 2012 -
B1G, Ivy doing vital work on concussions
Brian BennettCollege football fans are breathlessly following every incremental movement from this summer's meetings about a new postseason format. Understandably so. But what could radically change the very nature of the sport we love might be happening in the r...
Blog | June 19, 2012 -
Entering the Hall: Art Monk
Brian BennettBefore he became one of the most successful wide receivers in NFL history, Art Monk was a collegiate running back. Monk, who was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday, looked like he might follow in the footsteps of great Syracus...
Blog | May 15, 2012 -
Big Ten lunchtime links
Brian BennettEnjoy a weekend full of hoops, everybody. The salaries of three new Iowa football coaches were released; offensive coordinator Greg Davis will make $300,000. It's safe to say LeVar Woods and Brian Ferentz are a little more social-media savvy than...
Blog | March 09, 2012 -
Indiana's Damarlo Belcher failed drug test
Brian BennettNow we know why Damarlo Belcher got booted off Indiana's football team in the middle of the season last year: He failed a drug test. The former Hoosiers receiver divulged that to reporters during the team's pro day on Monday. IU dismissed him Oct....
Blog | March 06, 2012 -
Big Ten lunchtime links
Brian BennettHope Leap Day William visits today and trades candy for your tears. Pat Harty wonders if new Iowa playcaller Greg Davis is ready for a change in talent level from his days at Texas. DJK was released from his arena football team. Denard Robinson...
Blog | February 29, 2012 -
All systems are go for Ball and James
Brian BennettLOS ANGELES -- Montee Ball had hoped to meet LaMichael James at "The Home Depot College Football Awards" show on Dec. 8. Alas, James had finals and couldn't attend. It's no wonder Ball wanted to size up maybe the only running back in the country w...
Blog | January 01, 2012 -
Jared Crick of Nebraska Cornhuskers has torn pectoral muscle, out...
Brian BennettNebraska All-American defensive tackle Jared Crick's college football career is over.
Story | Conversation | October 12, 2011 -
Simply Saturday: Major Harris v. Pat White
Brian BennettAfter ESPN.com unveiled its "Simply Saturday" series last week, many West Virginia fans wondered why Pat White was not on the list. The series ranked the Top 50 best college football players who never had the same success in the pros. White was un...
Blog | July 07, 2011 -
Catching up with Ohio State's Archie Griffin
Brian BennettSeveral people can make the claim to being the best player in college football history. But only one guy has two Heisman Trophies to bolster his argument. Ohio State's Archie Griffin won his first Heisman as a junior in 1974, in a time when anyone...
Blog | July 01, 2011 -
Heart of the City: South Florida
Brian BennettWe're taking a closer look at city schools in college football. Our definition of a city school is one that competes in the same city/market as an NFL franchise. The Big East has a few of them. Including the South Florida Bulls. School: South Flor...
Blog | June 20, 2011 -
Heart of the City: Pittsburgh
Brian BennettWe're taking a closer look at city schools in college football. Our definition of a city school is one that competes in the same city/market as an NFL franchise. The Big East has a few of them. Let's examine the Pittsburgh Panthers School: Pittsbu...
Blog | June 20, 2011