...of the Ohio State Buckeyes watches the action on the field from the sidelines against the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium on October 17, 2009 in West Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue defeated Ohio State...

It's all about the bottom line for top three

Forget Style So you're still not impressed with No. 1 Florida's sputtering offense? Or No. 2 Alabama's passing game? Or No. 3 Texas' slow starts? Al ...

Six things you need to know about the BCS standings

...games, were all but eliminated from the BCS championship race with their stunning 26-18 loss at Purdue on Saturday. Oklahoma fell to 3-3 following its 16-13 loss to Texas in the Red...

Ohio State had it coming with anemic offense

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg First off, congrats to the Purdue Boilermakers and head coach Danny Hope, who notched a well-deserved 26-18 victory after so many...

Kids go to Big Ten Fan Camp

Being a Big Ten football fan requires training and early indoctrination. Just check out the camaraderie and activities the kids go through at Big Ten summer camp.

Numbers don't lie for Big Ten

Ohio State has held up as the Big Ten flagship, but the Buckeyes haven't received much help the past few seasons.

FBO: Powering up in the Big Ten

Football Outsiders looks at 2009 in the Big Ten and finds a few surprising trends: sleeper pick Illinois only projects as a 4-8 team, but the Michigan Wolverines project as -- gasp! -- an 8-4 squad.

Story | Conversation | August 28, 2009

Big Ten villains, past and present

...a loss to Mizzou and has dropped 10 of the last 13 meetings. INDIANA HOOSIERS Current villain: Purdue. The hate for the Boilers always runs deep, and Indiana still seethes from the 62-10 loss...

What to watch in the Big Ten this spring

...no shortage of spring story lines around the league, from Danny Hope's first workouts as Purdue head coach to six new coordinators to teams like Ohio State and Penn State trying to replace...

ESPN The Magazine previews: Big Ten

ESPN The Magazine's August 24 issue contains previews of every conference in college football. This is the Big Ten preview.

Story | Conversation | August 11, 2009

College football mock draft

It's time to trim 120 to 40 as ESPN.com writers draft their top programs.

The Big Ten needs a Valiant bowl season

As the Big Ten battles the perception of obsolescence, this bowl season will be a pivotal test.

A pig, tomahawk, bucket and wooden box at stake in Big Ten rivalry games

The stakes are high in the Big Ten on Saturday as a bronze pig, a tomahawk, a bucket and a giant wooden box are up for grabs, writes Adam Rittenberg.

Greene runs for 211 yards, 2 TDs as Iowa rolls past Purdue

Shonn Greene ran for 211 yards and two scores for Iowa, and Purdue's Hail Mary pass with 5 seconds remaining sailed long to preserve the Hawkeyes' 22-17 victory on Saturday.

If The Dash has his way, there will be BCS chaos

From the wishful thinking for BCS chaos to the Dawgs & Gators to the showdown in Lubbock, the Dash runs through it all.