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Now that spring practice is over, we're examining the most indispensable players on each Big Ten team for the 2013 season. By indispensable, we don't necessarily mean best. We mean the players who would be hardest to replace between now and the st...

It's still early, but the tide could be turning a little for Big Ten recruiting. The league undoubtedly has moved down a few pegs on the recruiting ladder in recent years, a drop that can be tied to poor on-field performance, a lack of national ti...

The Big Ten released its 2014 league schedule earlier Thursday, completing what its architect Mark Rudner called a "long, arduous process" of crafting a slate with two new teams, two new divisions and a second open week. ESPN.com caught up with Ru...

Some spring meetings leftovers and much more ... The Big Ten is expanding its bowl options for 2014 and beyond. The new lineup will combat "bowl fatigue," Kyle Meinke writes. There's a lot to like about what the Big Ten is doing. Some good take...

Coming to you a little late after a busy morning in Chi-town. Julie Hermann is Rutgers' new athletic director, and here's what she has to do next. Big Ten athletic directors are looking to strengthen future non-league schedules. More notes on t...

CHICAGO -- Penn State athletic director Dave Joyner jokes with his Pitt counterpart Steve Pederson about scheduling football games somewhere on the Pennsylvania Turnpike between State College and Pittsburgh. It's unlikely the Nittany Lions and Pan...

The mail comes to you a little early today as I'll have coverage of the Big Ten spring meetings this afternoon. Badger in Columbus from Columbus, Ohio, writes: Please explain giving the edge to Washington over Wisconsin. If it was a contest of whi...

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 ...

There has been plenty of recent news on the recruiting trail around the Big Ten, and we're a bit overdue for a scorecard, so here's the latest rundown. Teams are sorted based on most verbal commitments for the 2014 class. MICHIGAN Total commits...

Red Wings-Blackhawks one last time in the Western Conference playoffs? Yes, please. No more media trailers at Michigan State? Yes, please. Here's more on the proposed Spartan Stadium renovation. Matt Charboneau is reserving judgment on a Spartans...

Is it late August yet? Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says a poor season in 2012 led to no night games in 2013. Iowa athletic director Gary Barta talks FCS games (or a lack thereof) on "College Football Live." The Hawkeyes face a tough road back to a bo...

When Penn State's coaches' caravan set out last May, Bill O'Brien found himself in the awkward spot of new guy/object of curiosity. "I barely even knew the people I was on the bus with," O'Brien told ESPN.com on Thursday. He knew a lot more abo...

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...

You learned earlier this week that Big Ten programs continue to rake in record television revenues from the league. Not surprisingly, several Big Ten programs are among the nation's leaders in overall athletic revenue from 2012, according to USA Toda...

You get older, you have kids, you stop stealing, it's sad. Mark Wogenrich tackles Penn State's 65-man scholarship puzzle. Bill O'Brien presses the reset button on the Lions' offense each spring. Ohio State incoming safety Vonn Bell talks about ...

The Big Ten's prime-time schedule for 2013 is now complete as the Big Ten Network on Monday announced it will broadcast 12 games under the lights this coming season. Here's the full prime-time slate from BTN: Aug. 29 UNLV at Minnesota, 7 p...