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Minnesota-Illinois Preview

Seth Greenberg goes to the game film to preview the matchup between Minnesota and Illinois....

With seven offers and interest from the Big Ten, Chicago Simeon safety Aaron Banks has a top five. "Northern Illinois, Bowling Green, Ball State, Minnesota, Illinois," Banks said, stressing there is no order to those teams. Ball State, Bowling ...

Blog | July 18, 2012

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern coach Bill Carmody said Friday his team was close to facing a must-win scenario when it hosts Minnesota on Saturday. The Wildcats are 15-10 overall and tied with Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa with a 5-8 record in the ...

• Melvin Gordon (Kenosha, Wis./Bradford) is one of the top prospects in the Midwest. "I have scholarship offers from Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Washington State, Michigan, Michigan State, Iowa State, Minnesota, Illinois, Cincinnati, Syracuse a...

Blog | Conversation | June 02, 2010

Being a Big Ten football fan requires training and early indoctrination. Just check out the camaraderie and activities the kids go through at Big Ten summer camp.

Minnesota-Illinois Preview

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg If you can be ripped away from the wildly entertaining Oklahoma-Texas clash, check out what's going on in Champaign, Ill., right now. Minnesota is continuing its surprising rise by building a 14-6 third-quarter le...

Illinois 59, Minnesota 49

Minnesota (14-5) at No. 1 Illinois (20-0) 2:30 pm EST

The NCAA men's basketball rules committee couldn't get enough support to even vote on reducing the 35-second shot clock but introduced more replay at the end of regulation and overtime for out-of-bounds and shot-clock violation calls.

With the first quarter of the recruiting calendar behind us, RecruitingNation's scouts and reporters look at how the Big Ten is faring on the trail.

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2013

Brian Fremeau runs his post-spring projections for the Big Ten, giving his projected order of finish as well as win range windows and conference title chances for every team.

Story | Conversation | April 30, 2013

The Big Ten on Sunday approved new East and West divisions for the 2014 season as well as a nine-game conference schedule beginning in 2016.

Legends and Leaders are no more, as the Big Ten will use geography to determine its new divisions and division names beginning in the 2014 season.

The Big Ten has been regarded by many this season as the best conference in college basketball. Six Big Ten teams (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State) were ranked in the AP top 10 at one point this season. Entering ...