Home › big ten Articles ›
Printer-friendly versionPrinter-friendly version

Week 5 College Football Recap
Big Ten By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Athlon sums up a full slate of college football with the most important things to take away from this weekend. Winners Alabama...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC

Illinois LB Jonathan Brown Delivers A Low Blow Against Northwestern
Big Ten Saturday's game between Northwestern and Illinois was one of the best in the Big Ten.  Illinois linebacker Jonathan Brown's dirty play in the first half? Not so good. Brown decide...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Northwestern Wildcats

College Football Predictions: Wisconsin vs. Nebraska
Big Ten By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) How is this for an introduction into the Big Ten? Nebraska’s first game in the conference is in Madison, home of the defending Big Ten champs ...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Wisconsin Badgers, college football predictions

College Football Week 5 Preview: Match-ups and Upset Picks
Big Ten By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) 10 Key Storylines to Watch for Week 5 1. After spending the first three games on the sideline, Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa is ready t...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC

Nebraska at Wisconsin: Who Wins NU's First Big Ten Game?
Big Ten The much-anticipated debut of Nebraska on the Big Ten gridiron is upon us. The league schedule makers did not do the Cornhuskers any favors, with their first-ever Big Ten game being played at Camp ...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Alfonzo Dennard, James White, Jared Crick, Montee Ball, Rex Burkhead, Russell Wilson, Taylor Martinez, Bo Pelini, Bret Bielema

Conference Matters: Big Ten vs. SEC
Big Ten The Beauty of the Beast by Sam Bernstein There are two football games that stand above the others this weekend; Nebraska at Wisconsin, and Alabama at Florida. Both feature Top 25 teams. Bot...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Big Ten, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football Power Rankings: Big Ten
Big Ten By Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on Twitter) Post-Week 4 Big Ten Power Rankings Check out all of our college football rankings. 1. Nebraska (4-0) – The 38-14 road win over Wyoming t...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hooisers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, Wisconsin Badgers

Week 4 College Football Recap
Big Ten By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Athlon sums up a full slate of college football with the most important things to take away from this weekend. Winners Alabama...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC

College Football Week 4 Preview: Match-ups and Upset Picks
Big Ten By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) 10 Key Storylines to Watch for Week 4 1. After struggling the first two weeks of the season, Clemson looked like a different team in Saturda...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, college football predictions

Conference Realignment: A History Lesson
Big Ten This article on college football realignment originally appeared in our 1998 college football annual. As the college football landscape continues to go through realignment and the whispers of super...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Arkansas Razorbacks, Baylor Bears, Florida State Seminoles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Rice Owls, SMU Mustangs, South Carolina Gamecocks, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Conference realignment, Dan Beebe, superconferences

Special season in store for Illini?
Big Ten By Mitch Light Take a look at Illinois’ remaining schedule in 2011 and tell me if I’m crazy for believing this football team can win 11 games. The Illini, already 3–0, still have five mor...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Denard Robinson, Marquiese Gray, Nathan Scheelhaasse, Illinois Fighting Illini, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Northwesstern Wildcats

College Football Power Rankings: Big Ten
Big Ten By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Post-Week 3 Big Ten Power Rankings Check out all of our college football rankings. 1. Nebraska (3-0) – The Cornhuskers still aren...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hooisers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, Wisconsin Badgers

Week 3 College Football Recap
Big Ten By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Athlon sums up a full slate of college football with the most important things to take away from this weekend. Winners Califor...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

College Football Week 3 Preview: Match-ups and Upset Picks
Big Ten By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) 10 Key Storylines to Watch for Week 3 1. It’s only Week 3, but Saturday’s game between Florida State and Oklahoma will have an impact on...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC

What if Notre Dame Joined the Big Ten in 1999?
Big Ten By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) With conference realignment back in the news, college football fans are looking for someone to blame for all of this mess. Is it Texas? Texas A&...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Conference realignment, superconferences

Big 12 On Life Support; Superconferences Coming Soon?

Big Ten By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) It seems college football is preparing for a major shift in conference realignment very soon. Although the 2011 season is just getting underway,...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, college football expansion, superconferences

College Football Power Rankings: Big Ten
Big Ten By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Post-Week 2 Big Ten Power Rankings Check out all of our college football rankings. 1. Nebraska (2-0) – Saturday’s win over Fres...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hooisers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, Wisconsin Badgers, college football rankings

Week 2 College Football Recap
Big Ten By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) The Most Important Things to Take Away From Week 2 Athlon sums up a full slate of college football with the most important things ...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

College Football Week 2 Preview: Match-ups and Upset Picks
Big Ten By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) 10 Key Storylines to Watch for Week 2 1. It’s only Week 2 of the college football season, but the South Carolina-Georgia matchup could go a lon...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, college football predictions

Boise State May Be Headed for Another Undefeated Season
Big Ten Boise State won its third straight opener over a BCS team, and the Broncos did it in impressive fashion with their 35-21 dismantling of Georgia. Many college football fans and media have questioned...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big 12, Big Ten, MWC, SEC, WAC, Kellen Moore, Shea McClellin, Air Force Falcons, Boise State Broncos, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, San Diego State Aztecs, TCU Horned Frogs, Chris Petersen

College Football's Superconferences
Big Ten -by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter) The end of the world is not upon us. The sky isn’t falling. And the gates of hell are not opening to swallow conference commissioners, univers...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, college football expansion, superconferences

Big Ten Notebook: Week 1
Big Ten The first week of college football action is complete in the Big Ten. Here is our look at the week that was. Team of the Week – Northwestern Wisconsin made a strong case for ...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hooisers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, Wisconsin Badgers

Post-Week 1 Big Ten Power Rankings
Big Ten By Steven Lassan Post-Week 1 Big Ten Power Rankings Also check out all of our college football rankings. 1. Nebraska (1-0) – The Cornhuskers first game as a Big Ten member was a succe...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hooisers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, Wisconsin Badgers, college football rankings

Week 1 College Football Recap
Big Ten By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) The Most Important Things to Take Away From Week 1 Athlon sums up a full slate of college football with the five most important things to ta...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC

Week 1 Big Ten Game Previews and Predictions
Big Ten By Steven Lassan and Mitch Light Big Ten Week 1 Game Previews and Predictions It's the first week of college football. Athlon will be breaking down each conference game. Here's the Big...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hooisers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, Wisconsin Badgers, college football predictions

Contests & Promotions

Athlon Sports Fantasy Racing!
Enter the Athlon Sports Fantasy Racing game. Just head over to athlon.myfantasyracing.com and register for your chance to win a chance to watch a 2014 race from the grandstands. You'll also have a chance to win other amazing prizes such as an autographed Kyle Busch helmet.

Bracket Breakdown
Take your shot at $100,000 in the Athlon Sports Bracket Breakdown game. Sign up before March 21st to submit your bracket and your chance at perfection.

Authentic Hand Signed Sports Memorabilia
One of the nation's largest selections with over 7,500 in stock items. Guaranteed authentic from the trusted name in sports since 1967.

Popular Links