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Tom Izzo is the head men's basketball coach at Michigan State University. Izzo led the Spartans to a national championship in 2000 and has made six Final Four appearances with the team....

When it comes to passing statistics in college football, 3,000 yards is a pretty good benchmark. If you've reached that milestone as a quarterback, you're in pretty elite company. There were only 39 quarterbacks to do so in the FBS last season, an...

Hope everyone has a terrific Memorial Day weekend. I can already smell the grilled meats. Ohio State's John Simon talks about his "Tebowish" dedication. Buckeyes players are following Urban Meyer's marching orders and putting in extra work this s...

Alec James (Brookfield, Wisc./Brookfield Central) has an interest in moving out of the Midwest and playing his college football in the South. Now, he has one more option. TCU offered James on Wednesday after showing interest for the better part of...

Blog | May 25, 2012

Coaching changes defined the Big Ten's offseason, but one of the most significant moves in the league was made to keep a key assistant in place. Michigan State retained defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi after he turned down a lucrative opportunit...

Tashawn Bower is letting his newest trio of scholarship offers soak in. The four-star defensive end from Somerville (N.J.) Immaculata recently picked up invites from Florida, California and Georgia Tech. As of now, the latest developments haven't ...

Blog | May 25, 2012

As part of ESPN.com's Hate Week, we asked you on Tuesday to vote for the most hated coach of all time in the Big Ten. Now to wrap up Hate Week -- and we promise it's only going to be love from now on in this space (ahem) -- here are some of your c...

Michigan State's Mark Hollis won a prestigious athletic director of the year award Wednesday, in part because he often breaks from the norm and thinks outside the box. But he's also a traditionalist when it comes to certain topics, including the m...

Let's all go to the mail: Mike from Chicago writes: I can't begin to explain how utterly confused I am as to your stance on Big Ten expansion. My question is why can't the Big Ten just sit on their hands while every other conference expands to ...

Look, I know that you're concerned, but I'm designing T-shirts now. They're gonna be huge. Also medium and small. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith says the department isn't facing any major violations right now. Former Buckeyes linebacker ...

Michigan State's Mark Hollis was named 2012 athletic director of the year at the Sports Business Awards, handed out Wednesday night in New York. The awards are presented by Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily. Holl...

The tireless Phil Steele, he of the eponymous and indispensable college football preview magazine, has come out with his preseason All-Big Ten teams. You can find them -- which include four teams for offense, defense and special teams -- on his blog ...

Hump day linkage: Michigan AD Dave Brandon not only doesn't favor using campus sites for semifinal games, he doesn't think they should be played in the Midwest anywhere, not even indoors. Huh? Pat Harty argues that the Big Ten should go to geog...

Most Big Ten coaches label their jobs with a capital D for destination. When a head coach arrives on a Big Ten campus, he usually isn't looking for his next stop. Big Ten fans take pride in this. The league has been largely immune from the wanderi...

Chicago-native Jabari Parker, No. 1 overall in the ESPN 100, is humble but still driven to be the best ever, writes Mitch Sherman.

What's on your mind today? Luke from Cincinnati writes: Ohio State always pays its debts. No conference team has beaten Ohio State twice in a row since Wisconsin in 2003-2004. Revenge played a big factor in the Buckeye's win against Wisconsin la...