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It's November, people. As Mark Dantonio said, November is for contenders, the same way coffee is for closers. So I hope you brought your 'A' game to the mailbag, because my A's to your Q's are always Grade-A. Or something like that. Let's get yo y...

MADISON, Wis. -- Even in video games, Montee Ball piles up the touchdowns. During a friendly game of "Madden" on Friday, the Wisconsin running back uses the New York Giants to race out to a 21-0 lead over Badgers teammate Darius Feaster before the...

The No. 3 seed in our Big Ten Champions Tournament, 1997 Michigan, got a closer game than I expected. Nevertheless, the Wolverines are moving on to the second round -- and a long, long overdue date with the 1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers -- after defeatin...

Rutgers safety David Rowe has been a mainstay in the defensive backfield for the Scarlet Knights. He has played in a team-leading 50 games, with 35 starts. He made the move from cornerback to safety this season and continued to thrive, with three ...

Last links of the week ... Ohio State is changing the way it oversees athletes, including tighter scrutiny on players' car purchases and game passes. Gene Smith acknowledged that he asked Jim Tressel to resign and says the school is ready to resp...

Undrafted West Virginia players -- and all prospective Big East undrafted free agents -- now have to play the waiting game with the NFL lockout. WVU could allow beer sales at other sports, too, not just football. The Mountaineers defense needs some b...

Here's an interesting nugget from Friday's Big East schedule release: Cincinnati will play two of its conference games at Paul Brown Stadium downtown instead of the on-campus Nippert Stadium. The two games at the NFL facility will be against Louis...

Rich Rodriguez led West Virginia to BCS games and left for mighty Michigan and the Big House. Bobby Petrino took Louisville to the Orange Bowl and bolted for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, where he thought he'd get to coach Michael Vick. Brian Kelly guid...

No team in the Big East had more ready-made motivation this offseason than Pittsburgh. The Panthers won 10 games in 2009 but remained haunted by what could have been. Their three losses all came down to the final gun, with the most painful being a...

... then I suppose having a postseason football game in the New York area is good enough for the Big East. The NFL's decision Tuesday to award the 2014 Super Bowl to New Meadowlands Stadium prompted a lot of debate as to whether such a game should...

One thing about springs games is, you don't really want one side of the ball to dominate. Because then you worry more about the side that got pushed around than you praise the side that controlled the action. That was the case Saturday at Pitt, wh...

Posted by the ESPN.com's Brian Bennett The first Big East game of the year is in the books. The next one might be Nov. 13, when West Virginia comes to Cincinnati, if both teams keep winning until then. That's down the road. Right now, let's get...

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett We're less than 48 hours away from game day in Tampa, and there's lots to talk about from last Saturday and this coming week. Let's get to your questions: Jay from New York City writes: A lot of UConn fans are...

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett Funny how one game and one decision can change the perception of an entire league. Had Cincinnati been able to beat Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl, the Bearcats would have finished the season in the top 10 and...

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett You disappoint me, dear readers. You're normally so astute that I thought you would get the answer to the trivia question I posed on Tuesday: Which current Big East coaches are undefeated in bowl games (with...

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett Welcome back for Part II of the ol' mailbag: Jonny from St. Pete writes: I understand your (and my) hesitancy to believe in USF given the last six games of 2007 and last seven games of last year. However, i...