The Penn State win everyone forgets
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...State has almost no chance of reaching the championships after a 1-point road loss to unranked Iowa on Nov. 8? I'm starting to think the rule works the other way as well...
Blog | November 26, 2008Northwestern still fighting for respect
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Fitzgerald was a senior linebacker. Northwestern finished in a fourth-place tie in the Big Ten with Iowa, a team it beat Sept. 27, and re-entered the BCS standings at No. 24. "Hopefully," wide...
Blog | November 26, 2008Big Ten lunchtime links: Iowa could move up bowl order
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...pre-Turkey Day. Safe travels if you're heading somewhere for the holiday. Despite an inferior record, Iowa could jump Northwestern and possibly Michigan State in the bowl pecking order because of its large traveling...
Blog | November 26, 2008Leaguewide position rankings for the Big Ten
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...conference in most leagues, but not the Big Ten. The tackle spot might be even more stacked. Iowa's Mitch King leads the way, but he's joined by teammate Matt Kroul, Penn State's...
Blog | November 26, 2008Two Illinois defensive backs to miss spring ball
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...repair a disc in his neck. The junior first experienced problems with the disc Nov. 1 against Iowa, played two more games and then sat out last Saturday's regular-season finale against Northwestern. Hardeman...
Blog | November 26, 2008Considering the pass more than the run
Tim Griffin, Big 12...97 8 0.79 7-4 Kansas 3.86 10 3.89 7 -0.03 6-5 Iowa State 4.12 8 4.83 10 -0.71 2-10 Colorado 3.48 11 4.49...
Blog | November 25, 2008Big Ten mailbag: Bowl leftovers, All-Big Ten talk
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...center. The defenses in this league certainly are better this season, especially Penn State, Michigan State, Northwestern, Iowa and Minnesota. Those things go largely unnoticed nationally. I'll admit it. Watching Big 12 football is...
Blog | November 25, 2008The great debate over Big Ten bowl scenarios
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...collapses again on the national stage in the Fiesta or Sugar Bowl? What if Michigan State and Iowa stumble against the hated SEC in the Capital One and Outback bowls? What if Northwestern gets maimed...
Blog | November 25, 2008Big Ten internal affairs: Week 14
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...allowed (27). Inexperience and injuries contributed to the struggles, but Minnesota was manhandled down the stretch by Iowa and Michigan. Brewster will begin a national search for a replacement and could make a hire before...
Blog | November 25, 2008Big 12 internal affairs: Could Pinkel be sorting through resumes?
Tim Griffin, Big 12...time since he arrived at Missouri in 2001. 2. Despite struggles in a disappointing 2-10 season, Iowa State coach Gene Chizik doesn't expect to go through heavy use of junior-college players to...
Blog | November 25, 2008SEC conference signings
High School Softball...Fisher from Scottsdale, Ariz., Erin Nesbit out of Acworth, Ga., and Kylie Vry out of Des Moines, Iowa have signed to be a Bulldog. Stephanie Becker is a lefty pitcher who pitches for West Aurora...
Blog Entry | November 25, 2008Greene, Laurinaitis headline All-Big Ten teams
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...have been named by the league's coaches and media members. My analysis will come later tonight. Iowa running back Shonn Greene and Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis were selected as Big Ten Offensive and...
Blog | November 24, 2008Thoughts on the All-Big Ten teams
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...10 first-team all-league selections by the coaches and seven by the media. Ohio State and Iowa also were rewarded for strong seasons. But there were several mistakes. Let me preface this by saying...
Blog | November 24, 2008Brown not a Doak Walker finalist
Brian Bennett, Big East...Walker Award, given to the country's best back. The finalists were Michigan State's Javon Ringer, Iowa's Shonn Greene and Georgia's Knowshon Moreno. Brown is averaging four yards more per game than...
Blog | November 24, 2008Greene, Ringer named Doak Walker finalists
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Big Ten accounts for two-thirds of this season's class of Doak Walker Award finalists, as Iowa running back Shonn Greene and Michigan State running back Javon Ringer were named to the list. Georgia...
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