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At some point before Aug. 31, Ohio State safety Christian Bryant will compile a goals sheet for his senior season and hang it in his locker. Bryant is still formulating the specifics, but he'll undoubtedly list items about interceptions, leadershi...

The college football season may be over, but the mail never stops. Let's see what's on your mind. Les from Bloomfield Hills, Mich., writes: Your "Crystal Clear" article raises some interesting questions. I appreciate the importance of football to ...

Jerry Sandusky is in jail, but the revelations about the sex abuse scandal at Penn State and an alleged cover-up by university officials are far from over. CNN dropped a potential bombshell Friday, reporting it has seen emails that show former uni...

Coaching changes defined the Big Ten's offseason, but one of the most significant moves in the league was made to keep a key assistant in place. Michigan State retained defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi after he turned down a lucrative opportunit...

Part of Michigan's coaching transition from Rich Rodriguez to Brady Hoke meant a stronger financial commitment for assistant coaches. Michigan lured defensive coordinator Greg Mattison from the Baltimore Ravens and made him the Big Ten's highest-p...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Jonathan Brown's watershed moment as a football player won't come if he earns All-Big Ten honors, if he's named an All-American, or if he leads Illinois in tackles. Brown won't know he has arrived until his stepfather has no cri...

After all the Jim Tressel/NCAA news, spring game recaps and the like, I haven't had a chance to weigh in on Nebraska's revised contract for coach Bo Pelini. Nebraska gave Pelini a new five-year deal that includes a $425,000 raise, bringing his sal...

Ron Zook and his coaching staff are being rewarded for getting Illinois back on course after two disappointing seasons. Athletic director Ron Guenther told reporters Wednesday that all the football coaches will get raises, which still must be appr...

Wisconsin's Board of Regents on Friday approved pay raises for both head coach Bret Bielema and offensive coordinator Paul Chryst. Bielema's total compensation package will increase from $1.7 million to $2.5 million. While his base salary remains ...

Michigan wide receiver Darryl Stonum was sitting in class Monday morning when he heard some chatter from several members of the school's men's basketball team. One of them, sophomore point guard Darius Morris, eventually leaned over. "He was li...

Minnesota Golden Gophers Record: 1-5 (0-2 Big Ten) Tim Brewster and his players entered the fall determined to raise the bar and disprove those murky preseason projections of 2-10. Unfortunately for the Gophers, their critics are looking a lot ...

Perhaps the best part about spring practice is projecting the handful of players who will turn heads and raise expectations heading into the fall. Most of these players have provided hints of bigger things to come. So who will become a breakout pl...

Wisconsin's 20-14 victory in the Champs Sports Bowl marked a fitting end to a season where the program reclaimed its identity. In 2008, the Badgers got away from the things that made them a respected upper-tier Big Ten program for the better part ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Penn State's annual Lift for Life fundraiser takes place Friday, as Nittany Lions players participate in a strength and conditioning competition to raise money and awareness for the Kidney Cancer Associati...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald and several of his assistants had their heads shaved Wednesday night in an effort to raise funds for children's cancer research. And here are the pictures to pr...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Michigan State announced Sunday that it would be raising football ticket prices for the first time since 2005. In response to increased athletic budget demands during rough economic times, the school rai...