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The Big Ten has had some odd choices for preseason offensive player of the year -- Terrelle Pryor in 2009 -- but this year's pick should be obvious. Wisconsin running back Montee Ball won the award after the 2011 season, and he's back in Madison for ...

Most of you know my feelings about preseason polls, but they do provide a snapshot of how analysts around the country view specific teams. ESPN's "College Football Live" has released its preseason Top 25 for the 2012 season. Both Bennett and myself v...

The BCS meetings are under way in Hollywood, Fla., and the commissioners are moving closer to determining college football's future postseason model. As Big Ten fans, you have opinions, and we want to hear them. My sense is the Big Ten's primary o...

Even when the Big Ten reads the tea leaves and sees a college football playoff is inevitable, the league, along with its partner, the Pac-12, still finds a way to tick off most of the country. Not surprisingly, the most-discussed element of the BC...

Spring football kicks off in the Big Ten on Saturday as two teams (Northwestern and Indiana) take the field Saturday. Among the many subplots in spring ball is quarterback play. Although only three teams lose starting quarterbacks from 2011 -- Mic...

It's power rankings day again here at ESPN.com, and while Bennett and I posted our latest Big Ten version, our esteemed colleague Mark Schlabach has issued his national version. For the most part, the forecast isn't favorable for the Big Ten. M...

The 2011 college football season is over, and I don't know about you, but I'm still basking in the majesty that is SEC football. (Actually, I watched highlights of the Wisconsin-Michigan State games during halftime just to remind myself what touch...

It's time to check our ballots as championship week has wrapped up and the bowl pairings are set. Here's how we voted in the latest ESPN.com power rankings poll. Brian Bennett's ballot 1. LSU 2. Alabama 3. Oklahoma State 4. Stanford 5. B...

Here's where Big Ten teams ended up in the latest rankings: AP Poll No. 11 Michigan State No. 15 Wisconsin No. 17 Michigan No. 20 Nebraska No. 23 Penn State Coaches Poll No. 9 Michigan State No. 12 Wisconsin No. 16 Michigan No. 19 ...

Here's where Big Ten teams rank in the latest Top 25 polls in advance of tonight's BCS standings release. The Harris Interactive Poll comes out later this afternoon. AP poll No. 11 Michigan State No. 15 Wisconsin No. 17 Michigan No. 20 Penn ...

The season's decisive month is upon us, and everyone wants to handicap a crowded Big Ten title race. All six primary title contenders -- Penn State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Michigan State and Michigan -- have looked good at times this season...

After a wild Week 9, Big Ten teams shuffled around the latest national rankings. Let's take a look ... AP Poll No. 9: Nebraska No. 13: Michigan No. 15: Michigan State No. 16: Penn State No. 19: Wisconsin Coaches' Poll No. 9: Nebras...

The Play of the Year in college football came courtesy of Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins and wide receiver Keith Nichol, but Bret Bielema also played a role. If the Wisconsin coach hadn't called timeouts in an effort to regain possession,...

The initial BCS standings will be revealed tonight, but the latest polls are out. Let's see where the Big Ten teams stack up. AP Poll No. 4 Wisconsin No. 13 Nebraska No. 15 Michigan State No. 18 Michigan No. 23 Illinois Coaches' ...

Brian and I don't vote in the AP poll, the coaches' poll (blasphemy!) or even the Harris poll. We're just not that important. But we do take part every week in the ESPN.com power rankings. Although we're focused on the Big Ten every day of the yea...

The initial BCS standings will be revealed a week from today, but the first Harris Interactive Poll of 2011 is out. The Harris Poll, as you know, is one of three components that determine the BCS standings, along with the coaches' poll and the com...