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Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday weekend. Kevin from Minneapolis writes: Adam, Morgan Burke's comments comparing the difference in the number of varsity sports sponsored by Big Ten and SEC athletic departments translating to on the field pe...

Have a great and safe Memorial Day weekend, everybody. Ohio State landed the third linebacker in its 2014 class in Akron's Dante Booker. Former Buckeye Ray Small apologized for his missteps. Brady Hoke doesn't know where Michigan's "Not in Ohio...

WARREN, Ohio -- James Daniels (Warren, Ohio/Harding) is familiar with the drill. The 2015 defensive tackle prospect's father played offensive guard for Ohio State and had a brief stint in the NFL. His brother recently went through the recruiting cycl...

Blog | May 24, 2013

Good job filling up the mailbag during a slow time in college football. Let's do the question-and-answer session. Andy from Lincoln, Neb., writes: Do you think the Big Ten's weak crossover schedule in 2014 could potentially prevent a one-loss team...

I love it here: manicured lawns, planned activities, early dinners. What more does a kid need? A must read: the second part of Mgoblog's look at a week in the life of Michigan offensive coordinator Al Borges. Here's Part I. It seems unlikely the ...

College football begins in fewer than 100 days, and now we have some more kickoff times announced for Big Ten games. The league has announced times for several 2013 homecoming contests around the league. Here are the new announced homecoming kicko...

Michigan State's search for difference makers at wide receiver won't include Juwan Caesar. He has asked for, and received, his release and intends to transfer, the team announced Thursday. Caesar, a 6-foot-4, 212-pound sophomore, didn't play a dow...

It's getting harder and harder not to notice Larry Scott (Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard). A 6-foot-1, 217-pound running back with great speed -- he runs a 4.56 40-yard dash as a sophomore -- Scott is certainly making a name for himself in the recruiting w...

Several visits are on the docket for Somerset (Wis.) High School tight end Gaelin Elmore, and a decision will likely come soon after. "I'm going to visit Michigan State, Indiana, Wisconsin [and] Ohio State in the same road trip," Elmore said. "I d...

Blog | May 22, 2013

Four more days. Penn State's "JoeBots" could end up driving Bill O'Brien away, David Jones writes. O'Brien opened up for an HBO interview. Offensive lineman Kyle Kalis "took the next step" during spring practice for Michigan. At least one Michi...

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Justus Reed (Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Central Catholic) had himself quite a run in early May. In the span of about 10 days, the defensive end prospect landed offers from Ohio State, Florida State, NC State, Cincinnati, Iowa ...

We're less than 100 days away from the kickoff of the 2013 season. Hooray. Want another reason to celebrate? There's just one more season to go before the BCS officially dies and we get a new, four-team college football playoff. As the BCS era -- ...

Myron Medcalf and Eamonn Brennan meet back at the Watercooler to discuss Big Ten basketball and whether the league can be as strong as last season.

Not much has developed recently in the recruitment of four-star athlete Montae Nicholson (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway), but that figures to change in the coming weeks. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound receiver/safety has not made too many recent recruiting vi...

Blog | May 21, 2013

100 days away ... Illinois is very much in the mix for Oklahoma State QB transfer Wes Lunt. Illini coach Tim Beckman and his assistants are social-media machines. A great look inside a week with Michigan offensive coordinator Al Borges. Michiga...

Good news: We are just 100 days away from the start of college football. To mark the occasion, we're pulling out a checklist today of things that Big Ten teams need to accomplish between now and the start of the season. It's not quite "The Final C...