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Last spring, new coaches dominated the spotlight around the Big Ten. This spring, quarterback competitions took center stage. The contrast between teams with stability at the position -- Nebraska, Ohio State, Northwestern, and even Michigan -- and...

Brian will be live-blogging from Nebraska's spring practice today, starting at 1 p.m. ET and finishing around 5 p.m. ET. Huskers quarterback Taylor Martinez will be taking your questions at 2 p.m. ET, and Brian will be chatting about Big Red and the ...

Quarterback Gunner Kiel is on the move again, opting to transfer from Notre Dame after redshirting last season. Kiel's travails are well documented. The Columbus, Ind., native, rated by RecruitingNation as the No. 3 quarterback in the 2012 recruit...

We've examined all the major quarterback competitions around the Big Ten entering spring practice. Now it's time to identify the quarterback who has the most to prove in the spring. For that, we need your help. Several Big Ten quarterbacks with...

Let's get to it ... Radi from Bangkok writes: Hey Adam, If the B1G wants to to expand to 18 teams, create 3 divisions and play 5 divisional games, with 2 cross-over games with each of the other 2 divisions, then invite Virginia, North Carolina and...

We're turning the page toward the 2013 season, and our never-ending quest to embarrass ourselves with proclamations nearly eight months before the season marches on with bold predictions. If you recall, our predictions for the 2012 season didn't work...

The 2012 college football season is barely on ice and we're already heating up for the 2013 campaign with a way-too-early version of the Big Ten power rankings. This is a snapshot of how the league looks at this point in time, not knowing all the per...

Alabama and Notre Dame put a bow on the 2012 college football season Monday night. Most of the Big Ten would just as soon douse it with gasoline and light a match. But before a largely forgettable 2012 Big Ten season goes up in flames, let's take ...

Hello winter, my old friend. New Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen has arrived in Mad City. Jeff Potrykus weighs in about how Andersen's staff will/could look at Wisconsin. Barry Alvarez found a good match with Andersen. Two men plead guilty in the a...

Minnesota's decision to remove the redshirt from quarterback Philip Nelson in Week 8 seemed to be as much about the future as the present. Sure, the team lacked healthy bodies at the quarterback spot, but by throwing Nelson into the fire as a true...

Our snapshots of each bowl featuring a Big Ten team continue. MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL OF TEXAS Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5) Where: Houston, Reliant Stadium When: Dec. 28, 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CT) TV: ESPN About Minnesota: The Gop...

Hoping you have a great weekend. Gary from Olathe, Kan., writes: I know I'm in the minority, but I'm starting to think the so called "super conferences" are a good thing. Say the B1G goes to 16 teams. We'll basically have two 8-team conferences (d...

Minnesota freshman quarterback Philip Nelson is one of the many young Gophers players benefiting from bowl practices this month. But he's not the only player taking reps under center. Senior MarQueis Gray, who started the season at quarterback ...

When Minnesota decided to take the redshirt off of quarterback Philip Nelson on Oct. 20 at Wisconsin, it seemed likely that Max Shortell's days with the team were numbered. The team announced Tuesday that Shortell will transfer from Minnesota. "M...

An abbreviated version of links. After all, you should be stuffed from yesterday. More thoughts on Maryland's move to the Big Ten. A look at Michigan's BCS at-large chances. Michigan's Denard Robinson gets one last crack at Ohio State. The Oh...

I stayed in Indianapolis this past weekend while covering the Wisconsin-Indiana game, and Friday night, the wife and I dined at St. Elmo Steak House. After all, I needed to sample the dinner Brian Bennett will be buying me on the eve of the Big Te...