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The Big Ten hoops tournament is under way. If you need a break from roundball, check out the links. Some good Big Ten news nuggets (division alignment, future schedules) at the bottom of this Iowa recruiting story. Mark Snyder looks at five thi...

Rounding out the work week every Friday around this time. John from Phoenix writes: Hi Adam,I'm a 1971 Purdue Grad and am excited about Coach Hazell heading the Boilermaker program. Now that Gunnar Kiel has decided to transfer from ND, do you thin...

Happy Friday. Illinois' new offensive line coach went to work right away. The Illini held their pro day. Kevin Wilson says Indiana was lucky to land a top-ranked receiver recruit (subscription required). Check out how Wilson and his staff sent ...

Big Ten officials ejected only one player (Illinois safety Earnest Thomas against Penn State) for a helmet-to-helmet hit during the 2012 season. If the new NCAA rules for targeting had been in place, that number would have swelled to seven or eigh...

"Exit Interview" is a concept started at WolverineNation last year where we chat with players leaving Michigan about their experiences with the Wolverines and in some cases, what's next. Vincent Smith had multiple roles at Michigan in his career, ...

We kicked off our 2013 postseason position rankings on Monday with a look at the quarterbacks. Let's keep it rolling by staying in the backfield and ranking the running back position for each Big Ten team. We're basing this solely on last year's p...

Michigan's run game in 2012 was a disappointment. As a result, the coaches have ramped up their efforts to right the ship immediately. The Wolverines are hoping to use the 2013 recruiting class to get the ground game going as the post-Denard Robinson...

Other than Katherine Webb, Johnny Manziel and, of course, Jadeveon Clowney, no person logged more airtime during college bowl season than Michigan running back Vincent Smith. Unfortunately for Smith, his 15 minutes consisted of one play being show...

Vincent Smith of Michigan discusses crushing hit by Jadeveon Clowney of South Carolina.

If we joined forces, we could become the greatest business power duo since Gregory Linens teamed up with Thomas N' Things. Ted Roof says it was a hard decision to leave Penn State, but the pull of home was too strong. New Lions defensive coordina...

As we continue to put a bow on the Big Ten's bowl season, here are some superlatives from the league's seven postseason contests: Best game: I picked the Outback Bowl as my favorite matchup before the postseason began, and Michigan and South Carol...

Let's take a look at some of the best and worst of the SEC bowl season: Best tackle: It was the best tackle a lot of us have seen -- ever. South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney destroyed Michigan running back Vincent Smith just as he was g...

Over the next few weeks, WolverineNation will look at every position on the Michigan roster and give a depth chart analysis of each heading into the offseason. Michigan's running backs never got going this season. No matter who was in the backfie...

When Vincent Smith's helmet finally stopped rolling, and Mike Tirico had caught his breath, and the discussion for play of 2013 had ended only 15 hours into January, I started looking for where I'd seen Jadeveon Clowney do this before. The award ...

Jadeveon Clowney's critical hit on Vincent Smith to force a fumble was a critical turning point in South Carolina's win over Michigan in the Outback Bowl....

TAMPA, Fla. -- Quick thoughts after South Carolina's wild 33-28 victory over Michigan in the Outback Bowl: It was over when: South Carolina quarterback Dylan Thompson found receiver Bruce Ellington wide open down the field with 11 seconds left, sc...