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Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...can bet a 12th member will add something from a TV market standpoint. That's why Iowa State doesn't seem like a viable candidate -- just not enough TV sets in Ames. Rutgers, meanwhile, is...
Blog | December 22, 2009Best case-worst case rewind: Wisconsin
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...the defense caves and the head coach gets more heat." ... "Wisconsin needs no drama to beat Fresno State." ... "The Badgers go through another year with below-average quarterback play." ... "Wisconsin suffers another mental meltdown...
Blog | December 21, 2009Illinois Fighting Illini season recap
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenRon Zook put it best after Fresno State offensive tackle Devan Cunningham scored a 2-point conversion off of a deflected pass with two...
Blog | December 09, 2009Wisconsin Badgers season recap
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...had eight games with multiple tackles for loss. Turning point: Wisconsin fell behind 21-7 to Fresno State in Week 2 before rallying for a 34-31 double-overtime victory. It spurred the Badgers...
Blog | December 09, 2009Big Ten picks rewind: Week 14
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenTwo more wins to pad the record before imploding in bowl picks. FRESNO STATE-ILLINOIS The pick: Fresno State 33, Illinois 30 Actual score: Fresno State 53, Illinois 52 20...
Blog | December 08, 2009Big Ten helmet stickers: Week 14
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...2010, rushing for a career-high 184 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries against Fresno State. LeShoure had the most rushing yards for an Illinois player since Rashard Mendenhall put up 201...
Blog | December 06, 2009Illinois notes, quotes from Fresno loss
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenIt's hardly a surprise that Illinois and Fresno State shattered the Memorial Stadium record for combined scoring today, combining for 105 points in Fresno State...
Blog | December 05, 2009Illinois loses an absolute heartbreaker
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Illinois seemingly had a shootout victory in hand, up 52-45 in the closing seconds. But Fresno State reached the end zone on an incredible stretch by wide receiver Jamel Hamler on a 19...
Blog | December 05, 2009Illinois' Leshoure runs over Bulldogs
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenThis has turned into running back showcase in Champaign, as Illinois' Mikel Leshoure and Fresno State's Ryan Mathews own the stage. We're tied at 45-45. Wow. Leshoure is making...
Blog | December 05, 2009Illinois reclaims lead after Fresno penalty
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenWe've got a good one brewing at Memorial Stadium, as Fresno State rallied from a 10-point deficit to tie things up at 31-31, only to see...
Blog | December 05, 2009Illinois leads 28-21 after wild first half
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...21 at the break. Benn's catch certainly put the momentum back on Illinois' side after Fresno State had scored just 14 seconds earlier. Quarterback Ryan Colburn finally showed up for the Bulldogs and...
Blog | December 05, 2009Illini dominate stat sheet, not scoreboard
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...to hurt Ron Zook's team. The Illini have more than twice as many yards as Fresno State early in the second quarter but had to rally from a 14-7 deficit after a...
Blog | December 05, 2009Big Ten game-day weather forecast
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...a wild guess at which of these places I'd like to be today. Champaign, Ill. (Fresno State at Illinois, 12:30 p.m. ET): Mostly sunny, temperatures between 30 and 34 degrees, winds...
Blog | December 05, 2009Big Ten picks: Week 14
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...disaster known as my bowl picks. Both of the contests this week were tough to call. Fresno State 33, Illinois 30: Ryan Mathews will be the difference against Illinois, which hasn't seen many...
Blog | December 03, 2009What to watch in the Big Ten: Week 14
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Juice: Juice Williams concludes his unique college career Saturday when Illinois wraps up its season against Fresno State (Big Ten Network, 12:30 p.m. ET). Williams started all four years at quarterback for...
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