Ranking the Big Ten's College Football Coaches

Michigan State's Mark Dantonio is one of the top coaches in the Big Ten.

by Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on twitter) and Braden Gall (@BradenGall)

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Big Ten 2012 Football Schedule Analysis

Can Michigan win the Big Ten title in 2012?

By Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter) and Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven)

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A Look at Joe Paterno's Complicated Legacy

Athlon Editors look back on how to view JoePa's complicated history

With the passing of Joe Paterno over the weekend, many people are struggling to put his career in perspective. On one hand, he was a rare coach who won without ever getting caught up in a big NCAA scandal--a rarity in college football these days--but on the other, his legacy will foreever be tarnished by the horrific Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal.

So we asked our Athlon editors (who know more about college football than most people have forgotten) to look back on JoePa's complicated career.

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Struggling with Joe Paterno's Legacy

Athlon Editor Mitch Light looks back at Joe Paterno's career

Joe Paterno roamed the sidelines in the first college football game that I remember watching. I was seven years old, dressed in crimson pants, an Alabama t-shirt and an Alabama cowboy hat. It was the 1979 Sugar Bowl, featuring No. 1 Penn State vs. the No. 2 Crimson Tide.

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Joe Paterno's Career By The Numbers

Joe Paterno is one of college football greatest coaches and the numbers prove it.

-by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter)

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Gunner Kiel: Indiana to LSU to Notre Dame Indecision

Heralded quarterback is just another college football prospect with commitment issues.

By Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman)

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Very Early 2012 Big Ten Predictions

Athlon releases its very early predictions for the Big Ten Conference for 2012.

By Braden Gall (@BradenGall on Twitter)

Very Early 2012 Big Ten Predictions

Leaders Division

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TicketCity Bowl Preview: Houston vs. Penn State

Can Penn State slow down Houston's offense?

by Nathan Rush

TicketCity Bowl
Houston (12-1) vs. Penn State (9-3)
Date: Jan. 2, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. ET
Location: Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, Texas

The first-ever Big Ten vs. Conference USA postseason matchup is a surreal pairing of two teams in the middle of downward spirals — albeit of decidedly different natures — led by interim head coaches.

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2012 Quarterback Rankings: Big Ten

The nation's most athletic quarterbacks reside in the Big Ten.

-by Braden Gall (follow at @BradenGall)

There is no doubt this is the Era of the Quarterback.

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Mike McQueary Testifies In Jerry Sandusky Sex Abuse Case

The Penn State assistant coach tells a jury what he saw in the Penn State showers

Mike McQueary, the former Penn State quarterback and graduate student testified that he saw Jerry Sandusky "molesting a young boy" in the Penn State showers in 2002.

This is the first time that McQueary has testified publicly to what he saw since the child sexual abuse scandal broke.