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You're never off the court! Iowa features new faces, position changes and a new position (Y-back) as spring ball begins. Iowa's challenge on offense is simple: make more plays. The good still outweighs the bad with Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz, Pat ...

Big Ten officials ejected only one player (Illinois safety Earnest Thomas against Penn State) for a helmet-to-helmet hit during the 2012 season. If the new NCAA rules for targeting had been in place, that number would have swelled to seven or eigh...

Let's get to it ... Radi from Bangkok writes: Hey Adam, If the B1G wants to to expand to 18 teams, create 3 divisions and play 5 divisional games, with 2 cross-over games with each of the other 2 divisions, then invite Virginia, North Carolina and...

The Big Ten postseason top 25 player rankings are in the books for 2012. What did you think? Send your thoughts here and here. Again, this is a very exclusive list that, because of its size, omits a bunch of great players. Narrowing things down to...

The Big Ten postseason position/unit rankings wrap up with the specialists. This list considers kickers, punters and returners, as well as coverage teams. Here's how the Big Ten stacked up before the season. If you missed any of our postseason pos...

I thought it would be fun to borrow an idea from our friends at the SEC blog -- they're on our good side after this post -- and look at which Big Ten offenses return the best triumvirates (quarterback, running back, receiver) on offense. It turned...

After a brief break for signing day, the postseason position rankings return with the wide receivers and tight ends. The Big Ten had only one team (Indiana) rank in the top 30 nationally in pass offense, and the league's overall depth at receiver and...

This is gonna be a long jinx. Like Yom Kippur-services long. The only difference is Yom Kippur's a fast and this one's gonna be a slow. Nebraska adds a very, very big piece to its 2013 recruiting class in lineman David Knevel. Huskers WR Kenny Be...

Our snapshots of each bowl featuring a Big Ten team continues. CAPITAL ONE BOWL No. 16 Nebraska (10-3) vs. No. 7 Georgia (11-2) Where: Orlando, Fla.; Florida Citrus Bowl When: Jan. 1, 1 p.m. ET TV: ABC About Nebraska: The Huskers wo...

After all of our hand-wringing about the official All-Big Ten teams, we hope you took the time to check out our picks on Monday. It's always fun to look back at where the All-Big Ten selections ranked as recruits coming into their respective schoo...

Head coaches are like quarterbacks. They get too much credit and too much blame. Assistant coaches are like nose tackles. They don't get nearly enough credit despite playing vital roles. Today, we'll change it up and give some recognition to Bi...

INDIANAPOLIS -- A five-loss Wisconsin team that didn't win its division and, according to many, didn't belong in the Big Ten championship game dominated No. 12 Nebraska from the onset. The Badgers punched their ticket to the Rose Bowl for the third c...

A few notes and nuggets to hopefully make you smarter as you watch Saturday night's Big Ten championship game between No. 12 Nebraska and Wisconsin. As always, thanks to the fine folks at ESPN Stats & Info as well as the Nebraska and Wisconsin sp...

Adam Rittenberg previews Saturday's Big Ten title game between Wisconsin and Nebraska....

I'd like my steak medium, my shrimp cocktail with extra sauce, a side of sauteed mushrooms and a bottle of your finest red wine. And give the bill to that guy over there. Oh, I'm sorry, I thought I was ordering dinner at St. Elmo in Indianapolis. ...

I stayed in Indianapolis this past weekend while covering the Wisconsin-Indiana game, and Friday night, the wife and I dined at St. Elmo Steak House. After all, I needed to sample the dinner Brian Bennett will be buying me on the eve of the Big Te...