Big Ten Football

MSU Among the Big Ten Schools to Increase Payrolls

Michigan State upped its investment a year ago, Minnesota and Purdue have now done the same, Ohio State continues to lead the way and Michigan still has the highest-paid member of an increasingly prosperous Big Ten club — football assistant coaches...

Written by Kevin Driscoll about 6 days ago 536 reads 0 comments

B1G Evolution a Financial, Perception Necessity

There comes a point in every aging business where it either adapts to the times or becomes less relevant. The Big Ten is finally embracing a climate it helped to create. These are mostly good times for the Big Ten...

Written by Kevin Driscoll about 7 days ago 518 reads 0 comments

Iowa Football: Kirk Ferentz's 7 Biggest Challenges for Hawkeyes in 2013

The beginning of the football season is just over three short months away for the Iowa Hawkeyes and their head coach Kirk Ferentz...

Written by David Fidler about 7 days ago 2,954 reads 6 comments

EXCLUSIVE: Kirk Ferentz Opens Up for Q&A

The list of BCS-level football coaches who have led the same programs since at least 1999 is short, which probably isn't surprising in a game long on win-or-else demands, financial ...

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Michigan Opens as Massive 26-Point Favorite for Season Opener

Michigan opened last season as a heavy underdog against defending national champion Alabama. The tables are turned in 2013. The Wolverines opened as an early 26-point favorite for their Aug...

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Team Raises More Than $91,000 for Mott Children's Hospital

Jeff DelVerne might not be a Michigan legend. Which is OK, because not many walk-on kickers are. And his name might look out of place alongside some of the megastars who attended Friday's Mott Takeover...

Written by Kevin Driscoll about 8 days ago 39 reads 0 comments

Philip Nelson's Maturation Starts This Summer, Coach Says

MANKATO, Minn. -- Philip Nelson thought he would sleep in Friday morning, but his mother made him get up and follow her to see the Gophers coaches' caravan as it stopped in town during a 16-city tour around the state...

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Badgers Land Stud DE Hirschfeld

Billy Hirschfeld of Arrowhead High School acknowledged when Bret Bielema left Wisconsin for Arkansas, the stunning departure forced him to hit the pause button on his recruiting.....

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Salt Lake City RB Commits to Badgers for 2014

The University of Wisconsin football team received an oral commitment for their 2014 recruiting class on Thursday from Salt Lake City (East), Utah, running back Ula Tolutau, although it will take some time before he is on campus...

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Ex-Michigan OL Steve Everitt Calls Kirk Cousins' U-M Comments 'ridiculous'

ANN ARBOR -- Former Michigan offensive lineman Steve Everitt has never been one to mince words. Or anything close to it...

Written by Nick Yokoyama about 8 days ago 365 reads 0 comments

Michigan Vaults to No. 1 in 2014 Recruiting Class Rankings for ESPN

It's great to be a Michigan Wolverine, especially if you've scoped out the latest class recruiting rankings released by ESPN ...

Written by Andrew Kulha about 9 days ago 32,553 reads 203 comments

Michael Mauti's Rise to Penn State Icon Was About so Much More Than His Play

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Michigan Football: 10 Greatest QB/WR Connections in Wolverines' History

For several decades, the Michigan football program has been known for churning out some of the best quarterbacks and wide receivers at the college level. Some of those greats even had the privilege of playing alongside one another...

Written by Zach Dirlam about 9 days ago 5,558 reads 32 comments