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You know, I've got problems of my own. I can't always be the lovable sidekick on the Manny Show. Did you even notice I'm binge eating? Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany will be deposed by the attorneys representing Ed O'Bannon and others in the ant...

Former Michigan State offensive coordinator Dan Roushar undoubtedly absorbed the brunt of the criticism for the unit's struggles in 2012. But starting quarterback Andrew Maxwell wasn't far behind. Seemingly the perfect successor to Kirk Cousins...

Phew, for a minute there I lost myself. Reports say former Ohio State playcaller and current Purdue offensive line coach Jim Bollman will be the new Michigan State offensive coordinator. Michigan State's Johnny Adams fared well at the NFL combine...

Your questions, my answers ... Matt from Ann Arbor, Mich., writes: The B1G could be in the news quite a bit during the offseason. Will we get the final decisions on division alignment, division names and 9/10 game schedule all at once or will they...

That was a pretty nice Sunday, Kirk Cousins. Tim Beckman hears the grumbling at Illinois and is hoping to shape up the roster with as many as eight juco plug-ins. Tragedy struck two former Illini teammates and friends. Adam Replogle was named I...

Your questions, my answers. Andrew from Chicago writes: Adam, After this weekend, I took 5 minutes and browsed through the Big 10 statistics. One thing that stood out to me is that the pro-style passers are among the worst in the conference; Iowa'...

Some notes and nuggets to hopefully make you smarter as you check out Big Ten action in Week 3. Thanks to the ESPN Stats & Info crew, as well as sports information staffs around the league for these. Michigan State running back Le'Veon Bell h...

Enjoy the games tonight and tomorrow. I know I will. Joe from Saline, Mich., writes: Before we can label the Wolverines as "back" don't they have to start beating the upper end B1G teams? Over the past 4 years they have gone 2-13 against MSU, OSU,...

Michigan State quarterback Andrew Maxwell has waited more than two years for this night. After understudying for Kirk Cousins, Maxwell finally will lead the Spartans' offense as MSU opens the season tonight against No. 24 Boise State. Many have dubbe...

Ten items to track as Week 1 of the college football season kicks off. 1. Shoelace's spotlight: Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson has been his best when the lights are brightest, particularly early in the season. If the Wolverines have any chan...

Three more weeks. Senior offensive lineman Robert Burge is hoping to finally earn a starting job for Wisconsin. The healthy returns of Devin Smith and David Gilbert give the Badgers' defense a lift. Purdue quarterback Rob Henry is looking forwa...

Le'Veon Bell's surroundings have changed at Michigan State. The quarterback who handed him the ball the past two seasons, Kirk Cousins, is gone. The wide receivers who sparked the passing attack -- B.J. Cunningham, Keshawn Martin and Keith Nichol ...

A lot of people were curious to see and hear Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson's speech on behalf of the players the Big Ten kickoff luncheon Friday in Chicago. Robinson had a tough act to follow, as Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins wowe...

A maturing Denard Robinson will be addressing a major fear of his when he addresses the B1G luncheon representing the league's players.

The Big Ten has announced its player lineup for preseason media days and the annual kickoff luncheon, to be held July 26-27 in Chicago. All 12 head coaches will be in attendance. Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson will speak on behalf of the pla...

Have a good weekend. Big Ten media days only three weeks away. Jason from Columbus, Ohio, writes: Of course....they would decide on a playoff now that Jim Tressel is gone. One thing I always gave Tressel credit for was his ability to make the t...