Best Big Ten Teams of the BCS Era

Athlon Sports ranked the best Big Ten teams of the BCS era.

-by Braden Gall (follow at @AthlonBraden)

The BCS is wrapping up its 14th season of action and Athlon has dissected the numbers and reviewed the tapes of all six BCS conferences in order to rank the best each league has had to offer. Which Oklahoma team was the best of the decade? Which Florida team was the toughest to stop? How do you rank the Florida State teams of the late 90s? Which Miami team was the best? How about those loaded USC teams? Alabama vs. Auburn?

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Dottie Sandusky, Wife of Jerry, Says She Believes He's Innocent

The wife of the accused Penn State Coach Jerry Sandusky says she thinks he's innocent

Dottie Sandusky, the wife of Jerry Sandusky has broken her silence for the first time since the the allegations of sexual abuse were levied against her husband. It seems the trigger for her to step forward was her implication of negligence in the most recent accusations.

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Jerry Sandusky Arrested on New Sex Abuse Charges

The former Penn State assistant coach has been arrested again.

Jerry Sandusky has been taken from his home in handcuffs again. The former Penn State Nittany Lions assistant coach was arrested today after new allegations of sexual abuse surfaced.

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BCS Got It Right with Alabama over Oklahoma State

The Tide beat out the Cowboys to face LSU in National Championship Game.

The BCS Championship Game always brings much debate and consternation when its two participants are selected. Even though the BCS has allowed the college football world to see title games that were not contractually possible before 1998, fans and media seem to feel a need to scream and protest throughout the process. This season is no different, with LSU finishing as the only team in the country with a perfect record.

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Evaluating Joe Paterno in the Internet Age

The Penn State coach's legacy is hard to define in the age of Twitter

Maybe we should have taken more time to assess Joe Paterno’s legacy. But in the age of Fox News and Twitter, what we should have done does not matter.

Death compels us to reflect on life.

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Jerry Sandusky Interview Video; Says He's Innocent But Looks Like A Liar

The Penn State former assistant coach claims his innocence in a video interview with the Times

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Illinois Coaching Candidates: Who’s the Leader?

The Big Ten Leaders Division will have three new coaches next season.

The rollercoaster tenure of Ron Zook has ended after seven seasons at Illinois, and athletic director Mike Thomas is conducting a search that has a wide array of candidates.

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Jerry Sandusky Has New Accuser - And the Details Are Horrific

A civil suit has been filed against Second Mile, Penn State and Jerry Sandusky

A civil suit has been filed against Penn State, Jerry Sandusky and Second Mile (Sandusky's children's charity) by an unnamed adult this week.

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College Football Power Rankings: Big Ten

How do the teams in the Big Ten stack up after the 13th week of action?

By Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on Twitter)

Post-Week 13 Big Ten Power Rankings

Check out all of our college football rankings. And two Big Ten teams came in at #1 of our Top 25 College Football Rivalries.

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Dan Mullen Leads Coaching Candidates at Penn State

The Mississippi State coach and former Florida assistant is highly respected.

The search for the next Penn State head coach took an interesting turn over the weekend with the news that current Miami coach and former PSU player Al Golden signed a new four-year contract extension that stretches to February 2020.