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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Keller Chryst (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) has plenty of history to follow. His grandfather, George Chryst, was a longtime high school football coach and the head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. His father...

Blog | May 18, 2013

Lima (Ohio) Central Catholic defensive back Darius West knows where he is going and knows when he will announce it to the public. The four-star cornerback will announce his commitment May 30 at his high school, Lima told ESPN.com in a text message...

Blog | May 17, 2013

Wishing you a great weekend. Follow us on Twitter. Josh A. from D.C. writes: First of all, I recognize that "parity-based" scheduling wasn't set to begin until 2016 -- along with the introduction of the 9 game B1G slate ... My question is, why? Wh...

Tan, rested and ready after a week in Aruba. Well, maybe not tan. Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon says the 2014 home game against Penn State could be a night game. Brandon says student no-shows at the Big House are "unacceptable." Mark ...

ACC Duke Zach Harmon OG Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic HT: 6-foot-4 WT: 275 pounds Position Rank: N/A Stars: Evaluation Pending Kerrion Moore RB Gastonia, N.C./Hunter Huss HT: 5-8 WT: 180 Position Rank: N/A Stars: Evaluation Pending ...

Is it really already time for preseason watch lists? I guess football must be getting near. The Lott IMPACT Trophy has released its 2013 watch list, and it includes seven Big Ten players on the initial group of 42 nominees. The award goes to the d...

First-year Wisconsin head coach Gary Andersen, previously in charge of Utah State's program, snared a commitment Thursday from his old recruiting grounds. According to multiple sources, Ula Tolutau (Salt Lake City/East) picked the Badgers. The Sal...

The Big Ten released its 2014 league schedule earlier Thursday, completing what its architect Mark Rudner called a "long, arduous process" of crafting a slate with two new teams, two new divisions and a second open week. ESPN.com caught up with Ru...

Rutgers' initiation into the Big Ten will begin with games against Penn State, Michigan, Ohio State, Nebraska and Wisconsin -- in that order. The Big Ten announced the 2014 schedule Thursday, and the Scarlet Knights will jump right into the swing ...

Some spring meetings leftovers and much more ... The Big Ten is expanding its bowl options for 2014 and beyond. The new lineup will combat "bowl fatigue," Kyle Meinke writes. There's a lot to like about what the Big Ten is doing. Some good take...

When the Badgers offer a recruit from Wisconsin, it usually signals the end. Wisconsin does not produce a significant number of BCS prospects, but the ones it does have rarely leave the state. But defensive end Billy Hirschfeld (Hartland, Wis./Arr...

Blog | May 15, 2013

The next college basketball season is still six months away, but St. John's officially announced its 2013-14 season opener on Tuesday -- and it's an intriguing matchup. The Red Storm will play Wisconsin on Friday, Nov. 8, at a neutral site -- the ...

Can Toledo hang with the likes of Louisville, Michigan State, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh and Wisconsin? When it comes to recruiting defensive end Anthony Clark (Akron, Ohio/Buchtel) the Rockets can. Toledo was the first to offer the 6-foo...

Blog | May 14, 2013

Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez talks about future scheduling, including the status of the LSU series, as well as the College Football Playoff and the Big Ten's future bowl lineup at the league's spring meetings....

The mail comes to you a little early today as I'll have coverage of the Big Ten spring meetings this afternoon. Badger in Columbus from Columbus, Ohio, writes: Please explain giving the edge to Washington over Wisconsin. If it was a contest of whi...

Your Big Ten spring meetings version ... Future football schedules likely will be a hot topic at Big Ten meetings. So will bowl games, Lee Barfknecht writes. Nebraska coach Bo Pelini has been tough on player conduct, so how will he handle Alex ...