Texas-OU rightfully ranks as the best of Forde's 2009 rivalries

...Forde shows his respect by elevating the Tech-A&M game past even the Ohio State-Michigan game. And in terms of recent bitterness, it certainly deserves the higher ranking -- at least for this...

Texas' Lamarr Houston finally at home in the trenches

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin The rest of the Big 12 should consider themselves warned. Lamarr Houston is finally feeling comfortable at defens...

Forde: Red-hot hoops rivalries for '09

When it comes to red-hot rivalries for the 2009 season, Tobacco Road takes a back seat to Kentucky and Louisville.

Big Ten lunch links

...com's Ted Miller Ticket scalping at Penn State, a potential blockbuster nonconference game for Michigan and, as always, recruiting, lead today's stories.  According to this list, Illinois is...

Forde: Red-hot gridiron rivalries for '09

As the summer temperatures rise, so does the anticipation about the red-hot rivalries for 2009. Find out which ones will provide fireworks.

Big Ten lunch links

...best recruiting starts in years, and maybe ever, Frank Bodani writes in the York Daily Record. • Michigan, which has lost some ground on in-state recruiting to Michigan State, is trying to regain the...

INCH: College view of NHL draft

Sixty-three NCAA men's hockey players and recruits were drafted to the NHL over the weekend, many of whom will head to college ice next season. Inside College Hockey breaks down the picks.

Big Ten lunch links: Iowa arrests 'not an epidemic'

...lunchtime links I'm contributing today for my fellow Midwesterner, Big Ten blogger Adam Rittenberg. Former Michigan wide receiver Braylon Edwards tells the Detroit Free Press says he's "fine" with...

Big Ten lunch links

...Pryor well this fall, ESPN Insider's Chris Sprow writes.  Former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr likes what the Wolverines have at running back in 2009, Steve Foley writes in the Petrosky News...

Big Ten forks in the road for 2009

...7 at Minnesota The Illini will be coming off a fairly manageable stretch against Indiana, Purdue and Michigan, the league's worst three teams last season. If they haven't dug too big...

Tim's mailbag: Will we ever see a Big 12 Network?

...revenues. It makes a smaller school like Northwestern feel like an equal partner to Ohio State or Michigan. In the Big 12, the teams that have the most nationally televised games or make the most...

Notre Dame schedule argument disses Big Ten

...Notre Dame. Let's look at each of the matchups:  Notre Dame at Michigan, Sept. 12 -- The Wolverines will be better this fall, and Rich Rodriguez has a track record of Year 2...

Three fresh faces for Michigan in 2009

...Blue this fall. OFFENSE -- Tate Forcier, QB, Fr. Michigan's quarterback competition isn't over...day. SPECIAL TEAMS -- Brendan Gibbons, K, Fr. The Wolverines auditioned several kickers during the spring, but the...

ANN ARBOR, MI - APRIL 11: Quarterback Tate Forcier #5 of the Michigan Wolverines rolls out to pass during the spring game at Michigan Stadium on April 11, 2009 in...

UT ranks fourth in newspaper's top programs listing

...inductees and coaching legacy.    The top 10 in order includes Ohio State, USC, Alabama, Texas, Michigan, Oklahoma, Penn State, Notre Dame, Georgia and Tennessee. Here's a list of the eight Big...