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CHICAGO -- Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon didn't do the chicken dance when asked about Notre Dame's decision to stop the annual series with the Wolverines after 2014. "I'm not sure I would have used the word chicken," Brandon told ESPN.co...

The 2010 season wasn't a great one for Big Ten running backs. The league's best running back played quarterback (Michigan's Denard Robinson). Illinois' Mikel Leshoure flew under the radar but was a nationally elite back in every sense of the word....

Purdue coach Danny Hope occasionally uses the word "tragedy" when discussing what happened to Purdue last fall. That might strike some as a bit extreme. No one died. Purdue found a way to put enough players on the field every Saturday. But when...

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Whenever William Campbell's name gets brought up, so does the word expectations. It's not a term usually attached to a true freshman defensive tackle. Then again, Campbell looks not...

Boise State has found another star; a passing milestone at Ohio; injury updates at Notre Dame, Navy and UNLV and more in the non-BCS notes.

Story | Conversation | September 14, 2006

From Notre Dame's ornery coach to Northern Illinois' breakthrough win, check out all the Irish and non-BCS notes.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2005

Is Gary Andersen turning Wisconsin into Kansas State? His plan isn't nearly that extreme, but the new Wisconsin coach has so far kept to his word so far about bringing junior-college players to Madison. Andersen, himself a former junior college Al...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Two words attach themselves to Michigan defensive end Frank Clark. The first is potential. Clark has plenty. Wolverines All-American left tackle Taylor Lewan saw it throughout spring practice, when he faced Clark on a daily bas...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- When Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner compiled his goals card for spring practice, he wrote down two words: no limitations. After a winter to prepare as the Wolverines' starter, Gardner wanted offensive coordinator Al Borges ...

If Urban Meyer had placed a banner with the words "The Chase" in Ohio State's indoor practice facility last spring, he might have been asked, "For what?" Sure, football players are always chasing something, as Meyer noted Tuesday when asked about ...

In September 2010, the Big Ten spelled out clearly that geography wouldn't be the driving force behind its new divisions. How do we know? Two words. L-E-G-E-N-D-S. L-E-A-D-E-R-S. The controversial division names spawned in part from a desire no...

New Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen confirmed at his introductory news conference that one Badgers assistant, secondary coach Ben Strickland, would remain on staff after the transition. Word leaked out shortly after that another assistant, running b...

First weekend off since August. Hope it's a quiet one (fingers crossed). FYI for future mailblogs, try to keep your questions concise (150 words or less). You're free to go longer if you'd like, but we're not going to include those in the mailblog...

Coming at you a bit early today as we gear up for championship weekend in Indy ... Scott from Forney, Texas, writes: Nice words, Adam, about Nebraska's Rex Burkhead. My question, that I have not seen an adequate response for, is why did Nebraska n...

Every defense talks about the A-word -- aggressiveness -- and Northwestern's is no exception. For the better part of the past two seasons, the Wildcats' defense too often has found itself in a, well, defensive posture. Opposing offenses have moved...

Every Michigan player should know Bo Schembechler's most famous quote -- "Those who stay will be champions." In case they don't, the words are displayed prominently above the entrance leading from Schembechler Hall into the Al Glick Field House, Mich...