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Happy draft weekend to you. We'll have a full Big Ten recap on Monday. Dan from Dallas writes: Hi, Adam. A couple of years ago, you referenced a very good article about demographics and college football fan bases. The basic argument in that articl...

The first senior day in the Big Ten took place last Saturday at Indiana, and five more schools -- Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska and Wisconsin -- will honor this seniors this week. Every senior will be recognized, but it would be nic...

Election Day edition. Peter from State College, Pa., writes: I was wondering if you could explain why Manti Te'o gets so much love from the media while Michael Mauti is left out to dry. Mauti is better in most statistical categories (except INT's)...

I'm a bit conflicted when it comes to college football awards and all the hollow hype they generate. Many college football fans love the awards. They enjoy reading preseason watch lists, midseason watch lists, two-thirds-of-the-way-through-the sea...

The picks rewind comes to you a few days later than normal. (You didn't think we'd just sweep the final nonconference Saturday under the rug, did you?) The Big Ten had another mostly forgettable Saturday, as did Bennett, who went 6-4 in the Week 4...

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Welcome to Sparta. The Big Ten's featured matchup of the day takes place tonight as No. 10 Michigan State hosts No. 20 Notre Dame. The Spartans aim for their third consecutive home win against the Fighting Irish, and their 1...

Ten items to track as you ingest a 12-pack of games involving Big Ten teams Saturday. 1. The green flag: After the Big Ten's Week 2 disaster, Michigan State is the league's only legitimate hope for a national title run. Coach Mark Dantonio wisely ...

The 2012 Big Ten players' poll marches on, and now it's time to get down and dirty. Dirtiest players, that is. As a reminder, these interviews took place in recent weeks with 28 Big Ten players representing 11 teams. Big Ten blogger Brian Bennett...

Ten items to track in a jam-packed Week 2 in the Big Ten. 1. Pryor vs. Harris: Two Heisman Trophy contenders will share the field in Columbus as Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor goes up against his Miami counterpart Jacory Harris. Both Pryor ...

Let's put a bow on Week 1 before looking ahead to a more challenging slate of games in Week 2. Team of the Week: Michigan. Many picked the Wolverines to lose its opener against UConn, and almost no one thought the Wolverines would win convincingly...

According to Danny Hope, Notre Dame already has been the perfect Week 1 opponent for Purdue. You might ask: How is that possible? Hope's Boilermakers and the Fighting Irish don't even play until Saturday afternoon in South Bend. What if Purdue ...

The Big Ten decided in June that it could expand without Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish came out of realignment roulette with their coveted football independence still intact. Will Notre Dame ever become a member of the Big Ten? It's anyone's gues...

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett and Adam Rittenberg The Notre Dame-Michigan game means something again. Both traditional powers started the 2009 season with impressive victories, blowing out two solid non-BCS foes in Nevada and Western Michigan...