What to watch in the Big Ten: Week 13
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...postseason opponents. Wisconsin should pay attention to Tennessee and Arkansas on Saturday, Northwestern should be scouting North Carolina and Miami. Michigan State and Minnesota likely will face Big 12 opponents and should watch teams...
Blog | November 24, 2009Big Ten rooting interest: Nov. 14
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Fiesta. But a third Pac-10 loss would take them out of the BCS bowl mix. North Carolina to beat Miami. It's pretty unlikely that the U would leapfrog a 10-2 Big...
Blog | November 11, 2009Big Ten fun facts for Week 6
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...the ACC. The Hoosiers last meeting against an ACC foe came on Sept. 6, 2001, at North Carolina State (35-14 loss). Penn State has never played Eastern Illinois. The Panthers are the 83rd...
Blog | October 09, 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, 2009Minnesota adds series with Texas, Navy
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...some time. Gophers head coach Tim Brewster served as an assistant to Mack Brown at both North Carolina and Texas from 1989-2001. It's another great opportunity to help ourselves, facing two great...
Blog | September 18, 2009AP Poll includes just two from Big Ten
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Georgia Tech 16. TCU 17. Notre Dame 18. Utah 19. Cincinnati 20. Nebraska 21. Miami 22. North Carolina 23. Georgia 24. Florida State 25. Michigan State
Blog | September 08, 2009Minnesota adds series with North Carolina
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...out of Minnesota, which continues to beef up its nonconference schedules with BCS opponents. Minnesota and North Carolina have agreed in principle to a home-and-home series in 2013 and 2014. The Gophers...
Blog | September 03, 2009Three Big Ten teams make ESPN power rankings
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Tech 16. Oregon 17. Georgia 18. Nebraska 19. Iowa 20. Florida State 21. Notre Dame 22. North Carolina 23. Utah 24. Michigan State 25. Kansas As you can see, I gave the Big...
Blog | August 10, 2009Wisconsin loses Goins, reportedly to play SJSU
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...non-league games against teams from BCS conferences in the same season since 2003 (West Virginia, North Carolina).
Blog | July 20, 2009Fantasy nonconference matchups in the Big Ten
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...it would be great to see them celebrate the Pac-10-Big Ten rivalry. MICHIGAN STATE-NORTH CAROLINA The Big Ten should be more aggressive in scheduling the ACC for football, and this series...
Blog | June 11, 2009Big Ten mailbag: Loyalty/rivalry edition
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg There has been a host of responses to Monday's post on Big Ten loyalties/rivalries in football versus men...
Blog | April 07, 2009Do Big Ten football loyalties run deeper?
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...embrace Detroit and a state down on its luck, in addition to their underdog status against North Carolina, has found a soft spot among Michigan fans. Perhaps all the Big Ten hate nationally has...
Blog | April 06, 2009Tressel talks Pryor, visiting ACC schools
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...interesting that the Buckeyes coaches spent the offseason in ACC country, visiting the four schools in North Carolina (UNC, Duke, Wake Forest and NC State). The ACC is projected to have a strong 2009...
Blog | April 01, 2009Delany defends Big Ten bowl performance
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Jim Delany holds a law degree from North Carolina, and he often has to act more like a defense attorney than the commissioner of the...
Blog | March 12, 2009Big Ten mailbag
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...the only nonleague team listed for 2015. There have been some rumors about Penn State adding North Carolina to the slate. Virginia is already on board, but I wouldn't be surprised if...
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