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Poor Sally Draper. So much therapy awaits you in the '70s. New Wisconsin strength coach Evan Simon has big goals for the Badgers this summer. Bret Bielema said he was jealous of the SEC and always wanted to coach there. Jim Tressel spoke to Pur...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- If a visit to the school president was needed to impress a recruit, Gordon Gee was there. Endless support, boundless enthusiasm for athletics? No problem. Fundraising skills, entertaining personality and trademark fashion? Sur...

Wishing you a great weekend. Be sure to follow us on Twitter. John from Austin, Texas, writes: You seem to be downplaying the Penn St.-Nebraska rivalry. I agree with many that not playing this game every year is a loss for the Big Ten. You noted t...

Former Ohio State wide receiver Ray Small is coming clean again. Don't worry, Buckeyes fans, Small isn't sharing more stories of selling memorabilia and getting sweetheart deals from local car dealerships, as he did in an interview with The Lanter...

Under Jim Tressel, it was hard not to trip over a Tarblooder. Ohio State's lineup was loaded with Glenville products under the former Buckeyes coach as he tried to keep a budding pipeline strong. During his stay, Tressel managed to get 16 Tarblood...

Your Big Ten spring meetings version ... Future football schedules likely will be a hot topic at Big Ten meetings. So will bowl games, Lee Barfknecht writes. Nebraska coach Bo Pelini has been tough on player conduct, so how will he handle Alex ...

A deluge of Big Ten content is coming your way Friday as we wrap up spring football around the conference, so your regular Friday mailblog comes at you a day early. Let's get to it ... Derek from Chicago writes: Adam, How in the world did this ...

In this scenario he's the Tonya and I'm the Nancy! Commissioners Jim Delany (Big Ten) and John Swofford (ACC) go way back, to their days as North Carolina students, Kent Babb writes. Penn State coach Bill O'Brien thinks more Big Ten expansion -...

Your questions, my answers ... Mike from Denver writes: Because it's never too early to compare....You were in East Lansing and two days later in Ann Arbor. I understand it's just Spring and only a day on site so I'm not looking for a prediction. ...

Wishing you a great first weekend of March ... Brian from Atlanta writes: Adam, What are your thoughts on the Jim Bollman hire by Michigan State? Seems to fit the mold of a Mark Dantonio coordinator? Adam Rittenberg: He definitely fits Dantonio...

Penn State's Bill O'Brien has earned another coaching honor for his Year 1 success in State College, and the latest award has a link to his predecessor. O'Brien on Thursday night was named the Bear Bryant Coach of the Year winner at a ceremony in ...

Earlier Friday, we posted a blank cartoon, and readers offered their captions. Our favorite was by commenter mccannfan25. Check your ESPN.com profile message center for an email. Thanks for participating. Check back Wednesday for another cartoon....

Ohio State posted one of the great "What might have been?" seasons in the history of college football this year. Just imagine what might have happened had the unbeaten Buckeyes, say, anticipated oncoming NCAA sanctions and self-imposed a bowl ban ...

Former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel was among a group who had lunch with free agent outfielder Nick Swisher on his visit with the Cleveland Indians.

Pretty boring week, eh? Phil H. from Vancouver, Wash., writes: Now the Coach B is gone we have been hearing and reading a lot about Wisconsin having to hire a Wisconsin guy. What are your thoughts about trying to get a big name coach who can pull ...

As an Ohio State assistant, Darrell Hazell always knew Purdue would be a tough place to play. He intends to keep it that way as the Boilermakers' newest head coach. Purdue introduced Hazell on Wednesday night, signing the former Kent State coach to a...