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Happy hump day to all. Yahoo! Sports' Pat Forde writes that the NCAA should stay away from the Penn State mess. Joe Paterno's family denies claims that the former coach participated in a cover-up. Don Van Natta Jr. writes that the school's truste...

Ohio State isn't out of the woods with the NCAA, and a second wave of allegations could be coming to Columbus. Multiple sources tell colleague Pat Forde that the NCAA last week sent a letter to Ohio State stating that it continues to investigate i...

Michigan officials met Monday night with LSU coach Les Miles in Baton Rouge to discuss U-M's head-coaching vacancy, but it's unclear whether or not the process will be accelerated. Colleague Pat Forde reports that the private plane carrying Michig...

Wisconsin's 83-20 shellacking of Indiana continues to be the hot-button topic in the Big Ten. Media folks from around the country have criticized the Badgers' offensive surge, including ESPN colleagues Pat Forde and Mike Golic. A handful of Big Te...

It's not too late to join my chat, which begins right now. There are several Big Ten-related items, including a Wisconsin-Ohio State prediction, in this week's Dash by colleague Pat Forde. Wisconsin hopes to change its recent fortunes against t...

It's not too late to join my chat, which is going on right now. Colleague Pat Forde calls out Ron Zook and JoePa and makes a Michigan-Michigan State prediction in this week's Dash. Speaking of the Wolverines, colleague Ivan Maisel writes that D...

As you can tell, Big Ten expansion is in the spotlight around here today. If you haven't done so already, check out my Big Ten spring meetings coverage as well as five lessons learned about the league's expansion study. Colleague Pat Forde also...

Expansion is the topic du jour in college sports right now, and the Big Ten finds itself in the middle of it all. Scott Van Pelt recently explored the expansion issue on his radio show, and had colleagues Pat Forde and Bruce Feldman on for a roundta...

I meant to post this last week but got bogged down with other stuff, so excuse the tardiness. Amid all the Big Ten expansion hoopla, I asked ESPN.com national writers Pat Forde and Ivan Maisel to weigh in on two questions. 1. Should the Big Ten ex...

Here's some simple logic for you. Jim Tressel is the face of Ohio State football. Ohio State has dominated the Big Ten under his watch. Therefore, Jim Tressel is the face of Big Ten football. Colleague Pat Forde accurately summarizes the two...

ESPN.com's Pat Forde discusses the wild weekend in college football including if Tim Tebow should have been in the game that late and Iowa and Oregon's upset wins....

Pat Forde recaps a busy weekend in college football, including Matt Barkley's performance, Terrelle Pryor's struggles and Tate Forcier leading Michigan to a win over Notre Dame....

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Tip of the cap to colleague Pat Forde, who informed me that more than 13 minutes of the third quarter elapsed before either team ran a play on Ohio State's side of the field. USC finally cross...

ESPN.com's Pat Forde touches on USC quarterback Aaron Corp's injury and the Michigan QB situation....

Posted ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg ESPN.com's relegation draft is complete, and the Big Ten has been reduced to the Big Six. As for Purdue, Northwestern, Indiana, Minnesota and Illinois, yer out. Esteemed colleagues Pat Forde, Iva...

ESPN.com's Pat Forde talks about Notre Dame, Michigan, Tennessee, UCLA and Miami as teams looking to bounce back in 2009....