Week of mixed emotions for Ohio State family
Andy KatzOhio State is spending the week trying to figure out how to move on without Evan Turner, the Buckeyes' do-everything lead guard who fractured his back...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009Golden Gophers try to avoid legal distractions
Andy KatzANAHEIM, Calif. -- Minnesota assistant coaches were making their way toward a late-night team meal Tuesday night at the Hilton, feeling pretty swell a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009What to watch for during this weekend's action
Andy Katz...season. The slate of games doesn't move the meter much, but there is significance with a number of tipoffs this weekend. Friday Morehead State at Kentucky (ESPNU, 6:30 ET): UK won't have...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009In league rankings, power shifts to the Midwest
Andy Katz...someone is open for discussion. For me, I look at the possible No. 1 seeds and the number of potential NCAA tournament teams. It's still a prediction at this point, but I'll give...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009Morningstar will have trouble cracking KU's rotation
Andy KatzBrady Morningstar may have lost more than his minutes when he was suspended for the fall semester after his DUI arrest on Oct. 3. He also may have l...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009Healthy Roe would add another dimension to MSU
Andy KatzEAST LANSING, Mich. -- Kalin Lucas threw lobs up to Delvon Roe with the assumption that he could grab and slam. And why shouldn't he be able to? That...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009Badgers don't mind being picked low
Andy KatzROSEMONT, Ill. -- This is perfect for Bo Ryan. Go ahead and pick Wisconsin low, somewhere in the bottom third of the Big Ten. You wouldn't be alo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009Don't discount Bucks and Illini in Big Ten race
Andy KatzROSEMONT, Ill. -- Illinois coach Bruce Weber didn't dismiss Michigan State's or Purdue's chances to win the Big Ten title or compete for a Final Four....
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009Vandy should be right in the thick of SEC race
Andy KatzIn roughly six weeks, you'll know if Vanderbilt is a real serious player for the SEC East title. By that time, the Commodores could be through th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009Once-fired Monson: 'I enjoy life again'
Andy KatzThere is a chance, albeit a small one, that Long Beach State could meet Minnesota in next month's 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif. If it occurs -- likel...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009Will an A-10 team break away from the pack?
Andy KatzThe Atlantic 10 needs a runaway champ, someone to distance themselves from the rest of the pack. Saint Joseph's may have been the best example in ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009Red Storm not too concerned about latest injury
Andy KatzNEW YORK -- St. John's couldn't have another obstacle to start the season. Not this season. Not now. Not when the Red Storm were projecting a Big East...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009Enough madness to go around
Andy Katz...year head coach this season, replacing Calipari. But the manner in which Calipari departed, by taking a number of the players, and with the vacated Final Four (pending Memphis' appeal) may give Pastner a longer...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 19, 2009Who's NEXT in college basketball?
Andy KatzEditor's note: Who's NEXT in college basketball? Over the next few months, ESPN will identify the players, teams, coaches and games that will leave th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009At 64, Jarvis enjoying laid-back life in Boca Raton
Andy KatzMike Jarvis is down to one car, which his wife drives. So rather than get a rental while he waits to get another, he has his son, Mike Jarvis II, pick...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "numbers" make the list?