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Ricardo Allen has covered several of the nation's top receivers in his two seasons at Purdue, but he prefers not to make comparisons. Allen views Western Michigan senior Jordan White as simply the next challenge in his path. "Every wide receive...

Here's a look at three keys for Purdue during Tuesday's Little Caesars Pizza Bowl matchup against Western Michigan in Detroit. 1. Establish the run without Bolden: Boilers leading rusher Ralph Bolden is out (torn ACL), but the team has other backs...

It has taken longer than expected, but an agreement between the Big Ten and the Little Caesars Bowl should be coming soon. Sources close to the negotiations tell me the two sides have exchanged information, and a formal agreement likely will be an...

The complete bowl schedule for the 2012-13 season has been released. Here's when the Big Ten's bowl tie-in games will be played: Little Caesars Pizza Bowl: Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, Big Ten vs. Mid-American Conference Meineke Car Care Bow...

Purdue wide receiver O.J. Ross returned to practice Tuesday, but as a non-scholarship player. Ross, the Boilers' highest-rated recruit in the 2010 class, was ruled academically ineligible for the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in December. Purdue coach...

Kawann Short didn't make a rash decision on whether to remain at Purdue for his senior season or enter the NFL draft. He laid out the pros and cons in the days following Purdue's win in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. He talked extensively with his...

A Big Ten-record 10 teams will be playing in bowls this season, beginning on Dec. 27 with Purdue in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl and ending Jan. 3 with Michigan in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Here are several things to watch during the Big Ten's bow...

It took a lot longer than anyone expected, but the Big Ten has finalized a new contract with the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl that runs through the 2013 season. The Detroit-based bowl will select the No. 8 team from the Big Ten and pit it against the...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Happy hump day. Costly interceptions were a problem throughout the Big Ten last week, Doug Lesmerises writes in The Cleveland Plain Dealer. As I reported earlier this week, the Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg The Big Ten today announced its bowl lineup for the 2010-13 seasons, which includes multiple games against both the SEC and the Big 12 in addition to the Rose Bowl/BCS tie-in. The league didn't announce an a...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg As expected, the Motor City Bowl is now the Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl, with Little Caesar's taking over as the title sponsor of the Detroit game. My biggest question: Where's the second 'pizza' in the game'...