Northwestern Wildcats season recap
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Outback Bowl (ESPN, 11 a.m. ET). The Wildcats need to get over the hump in the postseason to truly gain league-wide respect. The team must replace Kafka, McManis, Phillips and Wootton in the...
Blog | December 09, 2009Purdue Boilermakers season recap
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...the secondary after losing all four starters. The Boilers need to find their way back to the postseason in 2010
Blog | December 09, 2009Wrapping up the Big Ten regular season
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...itself in the bowls to regain national respect. The league flopped last year, going 1-6 in postseason play, and extended its losing streak in BCS bowls to six. The bowl lineup looks more manageable...
Blog | December 08, 2009Delany on Big Ten bowls, Part I
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...season, the league needs to rebound this year and seemingly has a more manageable road in the postseason, despite two teams in BCS games. The commish had some interesting thoughts on the league, the matchups...
Blog | December 07, 2009Big Ten lunch links
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Doug Lesmerises writes in The Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Big Ten needs a winning record in the postseason, Herb Gould writes in the Chicago Sun-Times. Wisconsin can debunk the Big-Ten-is-slow argument...
Blog | December 07, 2009Big Ten turns another BCS double play
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...we can certainly debate whether multiple BCS entries really helps the Big Ten, which consequently faces tougher postseason matchups in a bowl system that has several built-in disadvantages for the league. But from a...
Blog | December 07, 2009Big Ten power rankings: Week 15
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...T-4. Northwestern (8-4, 5-3): After years of getting leapfrogged for bowls, Northwestern got the postseason destination it desired and will face Auburn in the Outback Bowl. There are so many similarities between...
Blog | December 07, 2009Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...of the decade in the Big Ten, dominating the conference and experiencing both highs and lows in postseason play. But throughout Jim Tressel's incredible run, the Buckeyes have never been to Pasadena. They make...
Blog | December 06, 2009Alamo Bowl tracking MSU situation
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...wants to get an accurate sense of the impact it could have on Michigan State for a postseason game. "It's something you certainly factor in," Fox said. "It's really just a matter of...
Blog | December 02, 2009Big Ten could break attendance record
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...fan interest, which never wavers. And though the league still has some work to do in the postseason to improve its national reputation, Big Ten football remains as popular as ever in the places it...
Blog | November 30, 2009Big Ten bowl projections: Week 14
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...of Florida bowl games and those fans heading to Hawaii might end up staying home for the postseason. Check out the full bowl schedule as well as ESPN.com's bowl projections (updated Sunday afternoon...
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