Minnesota AD backs Brewster for 2010
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...I don't like to be dishonest. And I don't want to be [Alabama coach] Nick Saban and say 'yes,' and then two weeks later say 'no.' But I expect [Brewster] to be...
Blog | November 19, 2009Iowa's Ferentz is right on the money
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Any discussion about Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz always traces back to his salary. Let's be clear: college...
Blog | October 05, 2009Baby steps before big breakthrough
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN.comMichigan State has improved a little bit in each of Mark Dantonio's two seasons in charge. That's the plan, as the Spartans hope patience and baby steps will turn them into a Big Ten contender.
Story | Conversation | August 27, 2009Top five villains in college football
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...colleagues are lining up to embarrass the overmatched Vols this fall. 3. Alabama head coach Nick Saban -- He won't win any Mr. Congeniality contests, and he hasn't made the...
Blog | August 17, 2009Big Ten lunch links: Threet discusses transfer
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Doug Wilson writes in The Herald-Times (subscription required). Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis expects Nick Saban to still be Alabama's coach when the Spartans and Crimson Tide meet in 2016...
Blog | April 28, 2009Checking in with ... Minnesota's Tim Davis
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Brewster wanted for the Gophers. Hired days after the regular season, Davis, who previously served on Nick Saban's staff at Alabama, made an instant impact on the Gophers' offensive linemen during...
Blog | February 19, 2009Bond with Brewster brings Fisch to Gophers
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Tim Brewster's first offer came seven years ago over a dinner in Houston. Jedd Fisch had just landed his ...
Blog | January 22, 2009Big Ten mailbag
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...for a fact that Ohio States coaching tree is very large. Just to name a few;Nick Saban Petey Carrol Glen Mason Ron Zook Larry Coker Walt Harris Lou Holtz Urban Meyer Lovie Smith...
Blog | January 21, 2009Paterno a finalist for Eddie Robinson Award
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...was a finalist for the award in 1997 and 2005. Florida's Urban Meyer, Alabama's Nick Saban and Oklahoma's Bob Stoops are the other previous winners nominated for this year's award...
Blog | December 11, 2008Three Big Ten coaches named finalists for award
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...are: Mack Brown, TexasBrady Hoke, Ball StatePat Fitzgerald, NorthwesternUrban Meyer, FloridaJoe Paterno, Penn StateChris Petersen, Boise StateNick Saban, AlabamaBob Stoops, OklahomaJim Tressel, Ohio StateKyle Whittingham, Utah Paterno, named Big Ten Coach of the Year last...
Blog | December 09, 2008Three Big Ten players named AFCA All-Americans
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Sr. Missouri Gary Pinkel Peculiar, Mo. (Raymore-Peculiar) OL Andre Smith 6-4 330 Jr. Alabama Nick Saban Birmingham, Ala. (Huffman) OL Brandon Carter 6-7 350 Jr. Texas Tech Mike Leach Longview, Texas...
Blog | December 04, 2008Minnesota hires Davis as offensive line coach
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Davis joins the Gophers from Alabama, where he served as player personnel director under head coach Nick Saban. He previously served as Saban's assistant offensive line coach with the Miami Dolphins and also...
Blog | November 25, 2008Halftime update: Michigan rallies, still trails 14-7
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...By the way, Rodriguez has five security guards surrounding him today. It's not quite the Nick Saban treatment, but pretty close
Blog | November 22, 2008Big Ten lunchtime links: Greene enters Heisman talk
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...weekend, Shannon Shelton writes in the Detroit Free Press. Dantonio blends the good attributes of mentors Nick Saban and Tressel, David Jones writes in The Patriot-News.
Blog | November 20, 2008Expect several Big Ten coaches to get rewarded
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...like Tennessee, but there's no panic in East Lansing that he'll jump ship like Nick Saban or George Perles did. Still, the school would be crazy not to sweeten Dantonio's deal...
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