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Be sure to follow us on Twitter. To your emails ... David from Chicago writes: I may be out of step with other fans, but I would like to see Iowa schedule a MAC team and a Sun Belt team every year as non-conference opponents, in addition to kee...

The Big Red weekend met several goals for Nebraska, not the least of which was mitigating fan panic about the Huskers' 2014 recruiting class. Angst usually runs high in the football-obsessed Cornhusker State, and fans had some understandable conce...

Nebraska capped its camp season with the second annual Big Red Weekend on Saturday, emerging in vastly different shape than it entered the week of key recruiting activity. In fact, the past 72 hours in Lincoln likely marked the most important summ...

Blog | June 16, 2013

Earlier today, Adam and I debated who would lead the league in passing yards in 2013. Now, it's your turn to decide. Here are five candidates to win the passing title: Taylor Martinez, Nebraska: Adam's choice to lead the league in passing yard...

Big Ten bloggers Adam Rittenberg and Brian Bennett will occasionally give their takes on a burning question facing the league. We'll both have strong opinions, but not necessarily the same view. We'll let you decide which blogger is right. We're i...

Big Ten bloggers Adam Rittenberg and Brian Bennett will occasionally give their takes on a burning question facing the league. We'll both have strong opinions, but not necessarily the same view. We'll let you decide which blogger is right. In the ...

Poor Sally Draper. So much therapy awaits you in the '70s. New Wisconsin strength coach Evan Simon has big goals for the Badgers this summer. Bret Bielema said he was jealous of the SEC and always wanted to coach there. Jim Tressel spoke to Pur...

Andre Ware counts down the top five quarterbacks in the Big Ten and picks his top QB from each of the major conferences....

For the first time during his tenure as Nebraska coach, Bo Pelini has named team captains before the season. Previously under Pelini, the Huskers had selected captains from offense, defense and special teams for each game. At the end of the season...

Brian Bennett has been projecting the Big Ten's top statistical performers in 2013, including 3,000-yard passers, 1,000-yard rushers and 1,000-yard receivers. Now it's your turn to forecast the Big Ten's top offensive triumvirate in 2013. Which Bi...

Is it preseason All-America team season already? You bet it is. Phil Steele has issued his 2013 preseason All-America teams, and a total of 15 players from the Big Ten made the four squads. Let's take a look: First team Michigan T Taylor...

Last week, we took a look at some players who have a lot to prove this fall in the Big Ten, both in the Leaders and the Legends divisions. Now, we're wondering which player you think has the most to prove in 2013. The candidates: Taylor Martin...

Tireless football previewer/prognosticator Phil Steele has come out with his preseason All-Big Ten teams, and when Steele gives predictions we usually lean forward in our chairs a little. His eponymous preseason magazine claims to be the most accu...

As 1,000 yards rushing is the baseline for greatness by running backs, so is 3,000 yards passing for quarterbacks. But it is often an even harder milestone to achieve, especially in the Big Ten. Only one quarterback reached 3,000 yards passing in ...

Big Ten bloggers Adam Rittenberg and Brian Bennett will occasionally give their takes on a burning question facing the league. We'll both have strong opinions, but not necessarily the same view. We'll let you decide which blogger is right. We rece...

We admit that some numbers we use as yardsticks of success in college football can be somewhat arbitrary. For example, Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde had a terrific 2012 season, rushing for 16 touchdowns. But because he missed two games with ...