28 Results for kevin short

Ohio State's Russell moves on from Fiesta loss

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...Most defensive backs hear the you-need-a-short-memory line from a coach or two along the way. Russell heard it from his dad, Kevin, a former defensive back with the Philadelphia Eagles...

Blog | May 04, 2009

Spotlight on Big Ten quarterbacks this spring

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg It's no secret that quite possibly the biggest step to fix the Big Ten calls for teams to upgrade their q...

Blog | March 02, 2009

What to watch in the Big Ten this spring

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg The seemingly interminable wait for college football gets a little easier about a month from now, when Michig...

Blog | February 16, 2009

What to watch in the final four Big Ten bowls

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg The final 2008 edition of What to Watch examines the four remaining Big Ten bowl games: Outback, Capital One, Ros...

Blog | December 31, 2008

Official Big Ten Players of the Week

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...in Ross-Ade Stadium history. DEFENSE Northwestern DE Kevin Mims Mims equaled a season high with seven...knocked the ball loose to set up a short drive which led to a field goal and...

Blog | November 24, 2008

Weighing in on other Big Ten games

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...and a season-low 10 points. Senior end Kevin Mims led the way on defense, while his...take the sting off a season that fell short of expectations

Blog | November 22, 2008

Tressel addresses Pryor's decision, offense's struggles

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...the freshman's decision.     AP Photo/Kevin Fitzsimons   How will Terrelle Pryor react to...into something and you come up a little short, it's tough. "But he'll move forward...

Blog | October 28, 2008

Big Ten mailbag

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...of us underestimated what it meant to lose J Leman, Antonio Steele, Chris Norwell, Justin Harrison and Kevin Mitchell. Illinois' defense just isn't the same without those guys, and the results aren't pretty...

Blog | October 14, 2008

1Q Update: Penn State 3, Wisconsin 0

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...Still, three possessions into Badgers territory have yielded only a Kevin Kelly 50-yard field goal. Wisconsin has done a nice job on short-yardage situations, which are quickly becoming one of Penn State...

Blog | October 11, 2008

Big Ten mailbag: Heisman chances for Big Ten backs

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...last week the benefit of having multiple running backs in the game. Junior Kevin Grady provided a big lift in short-yardage situations, and Minor had the big touchdown run in the fourth quarter...

Blog | October 04, 2008

Michigan comeback sparks (Big) House Party

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg     AP Photo/Tony Ding   Michigan defensive end Ryan Van Bergen (53) dumps a bucket of water on h...

Blog | September 27, 2008

Ringer works overtime for Spartans

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...out of a game? Ringer is becoming the Kevin Bacon of running backs, doing it all at...Caulcrick, a 255-pound bruiser usually summoned for short-yardage and goal-line situations. With Caulcrick gone...

Blog | September 18, 2008

Big Ten Friday Mailbag

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...south? Thank you. Adam Rittenberg: I agree that Kevin Newsome's decommitment wasn't a huge shocker...Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Penn State and even a short item on Illinois' Juice Williams. That's pretty...

Blog | September 12, 2008

Big Ten Mini-Mailbag: Off to Ann Arbor

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...State wins, but Cal is awfully tough in Berkeley and made absolutely the right decision by starting Kevin Riley at quarterback. Drew from Minneapolis writes: One can easily make the case that Iowa has one...

Blog | August 29, 2008

Notes from Northwestern practice

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...a medical hardship last season because of a shoulder injury, leveled several big hits. Redshirt freshman linebacker Kevin Watt also delivered some punishment on running back Jacob Schmidt.Smith staged an entertaining competition with wide...

Blog | August 07, 2008