Big Ten helmet stickers: Week 13
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...in the third quarter. The sophomore came on strong in Iowa's final three regular-season games. Northwestern defense: The Big Ten's most improved unit shut down the league's top offense, holding Illinois...
Blog | November 23, 2008Iowa stomps Gophers, Oregon State survives
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...reaches the BCS, it could open up a New Year's Day bowl spot for Iowa or Northwestern. Should the Buckeyes slip to the Capital One bowl, Iowa and Northwestern likely would be competing for...
Blog | November 22, 2008Weighing in on other Big Ten games
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...s time to weigh in on those games. NORTHWESTERN 27, ILLINOIS 10 Northwestern always will fight an...underdog despite three more victories than Illinois, the Wildcats made the oddsmakers look like fools with their...
Blog | November 22, 2008Illinois LB Wilson to miss Northwestern game
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...com's Adam Rittenberg Illinois sophomore linebacker Martez Wilson will miss Saturday's regular-season finale at Northwestern after violating team rules. Wilson, a Chicago native, didn't make the trip to Evanston with the...
Blog | November 21, 2008Big Ten Friday mailbag
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg I'm reporting from Columbus, where I'll be covering Ohio State-Michigan on Saturday (ABC, noon ET). Not to worry,...
Blog | November 21, 2008Sweet Sioux Tomahawk trophy to be retired
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Adam Rittenberg The Sweet Sioux Tomahawk trophy will make its final public appearance at Saturday's Illinois-Northwestern game. The 61-year-old trophy will be retired as part of Illinois' effort to eliminate any...
Blog | November 21, 2008Big Ten bowl picture: Week 13
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...best-case scenario for Northwestern would be a win Saturday against Illinois, an Iowa loss to Minnesota and two Big Ten teams reaching BCS bowls. At 9-3, the Wildcats would get serious consideration...
Blog | November 21, 2008What to watch in the Big Ten: Week 13
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg It's time for our final regular-season Saturday primer. Rivalry week brings no shortage of story lines. To review...
Blog | November 21, 2008Northwestern injury report
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Wildcats starting quarterback C.J. Bacher is off the...despite sustaining a concussion last week at Michigan. Northwestern did add another season-ending knee injury to...
Blog | November 20, 2008Big Ten picks for Week 13
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Illinois ranks eighth in the league in red-zone offense, while Northwestern ranks third in red-zone defense. Corey Wootton and the Wildcats do enough to slow down Juice Williams on senior day. Minnesota...
Blog | November 20, 2008Big Ten trophy games kick off rivalry week
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...on the Big Ten trophies at stake Saturday, here goes: Indiana at Purdue: Old Oaken BucketIllinois at Northwestern: Sweet Sioux TomahawkMichigan State at Penn State: Land-Grant TrophyIowa at Minnesota: Floyd of Rosedale My vote...
Blog | November 19, 2008Late coach set bar for Northwestern's Wootton
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...end for the Wildcats. Though Walker died suddenly of a heart attack the following June, the late coach proved prophetic about Wootton. Now a fourth-year junior, Wootton has engineered Northwestern dramatic turnaround on...
Blog | November 19, 2008Big Ten lunchtime links: Beanie could be NFL-bound
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...attending Penn State's upcoming January bowl game, Jeff McLane writes in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Northwestern running back Tyrell Sutton remains upbeat despite a wrist injury, and the senior star holds out hope...
Blog | November 19, 2008Expect several Big Ten coaches to get rewarded
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Coaching changes are cropping up around the country, but the Big Ten figures to be a nonfactor in what we around ...
Blog | November 19, 2008Big Ten mailbag: Bowl banter, All-Big Ten talk
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...will be 9-3. Iowa would already be a lock for the Outback Bowl over Northwestern considering the Wildcats can't even fill up their own stadium, but what is the likelihood that Iowa...
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