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Final BCS analysis: Alabama-Notre Dame to title game

Big Ten The most drama in the BCS selection was settled by the most dramatic game of the season when Alabama defeated Georgia 32-28 in the SEC Championship Game. While the Notre Dame-Alabama champions...

24 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, MAC, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Northern Illinois Huskies, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners

Nebraska WR Kenny Bell Destroys Wisconsin Defender

Big Ten Nebraska didn't have many highlights from Saturday night's loss to Wisconsin, but there were a few noteable plays for the Cornhuskers. In addition to Taylor Martinez's ridiculous touchdow...

24 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Big Ten, Nebraska Cornhuskers

Nebraska's Taylor Martinez Escapes Wisconsin Defense on Touchdown Run

Big Ten Nebraska had a horrible showing in Saturday's Big Ten Championship, but quarterback Taylor Martinez had a ridiculous touchdown dash in the first half, which might be one of the best runs in recent ...

24 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Big Ten, Nebraska Cornhuskers

College Football Week 14 Recap: Alabama wins SEC classic

Big Ten This is not a sentiment often noted with the BCS: Good thing the championship game is more than a month away. Otherwise, good luck topping the game of the year in Atlanta. Every play and every...

College Football Predictions: Every Game in Week 14

Big Ten Six conference championship games highlight the Week 14 slate, most notably the Georgia vs. Alabama clash in the SEC. There will also BCS bids on the line in the Big Ten (Nebraska vs. Wisconsin), A...

Big Ten Championship Preview and Prediction: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Wisconsin Badgers

Big Ten The second annual Big Ten Championship game features two of the Midwest’s football powers at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The corn-fed Big Red from Lincoln will battle with the dairy-fed Bi...

25 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Wisconsin Badgers

2012 Heisman Trophy Contenders: Post-Week 13

Big Ten Each week, the Athlon editors and others who closely follow college football vote on the most prestigious award in the sport. A 13-man conglomerate of college football gurus from Athlon Sports and ...

25 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Independent, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Kansas State Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans

ACC-Big Ten Challenge preview: No. 1 on line for Indiana, Duke

Big Ten Basketball season is in full swing, which for the ACC and Big Ten is a welcome sight. The ACC-Big Ten Challenge, as usual, will feature Final Four-type matchups at the top, including implicati...

25 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big Ten, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Indiana Hoosiers, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes

10 Coaches to Replace Fired Danny Hope at Purdue

Big Ten Even though Purdue will make its second consecutive bowl trip under Danny Hope, the school decided to end his tenure on Sunday. Hope went 22-27 in four seasons at Purdue and never had a conference ...

25 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Purdue Boilermakers

Big Ten 2012 Season Recap and Awards

Big Ten Bizarre might be the best word to describe the 2012 edition of Big Ten football. The best teams with the best player and the best coach won't be playing for a championship of any kind after finishi...

25 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, 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

Penn State Coach Bill O'Brien Drops F-Bomb In Post-Game Interview

Big Ten Considering what has transpired at Penn State since last season, it was no surprise Penn State coach Bill O'Brien was quite excited after an overtime win over Wisconsin. And O'Brien was s...

25 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Big Ten, Penn State Nittany Lions

Illinois' Coach Tim Beckman Gets Clobbered By Official Against Northwestern

Big Ten 2012 has been an awful season for Illinois. New coach Tim Beckman had a disastrous debut, with the Fighting Illini failing to win a Big Ten game in 2012. And the bad year only got worse o...

25 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini

College Football Post-Week 13 BCS Analysis

Big Ten Notre Dame’s goal-line stand -- or USC’s blunders, depending on your point of view -- erased any mystery for the BCS standings as far as the national championship is concerned. Notre Dam...

25 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC

College Football Post-Week 13 Bowl Projections

Big Ten College football's bowl season is inching closer, and it's never too early to take a look at what the matchups might look like. With 13 weeks of results in the books, the bowl picture for nearly ev...

25 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

College Football Week 13 Recap: Notre Dame seals No. 1

Big Ten For all the complaints of losing the tradition of rivalry week, the Thanksgiving holiday was a turn back the clocks kind of weekend. Notre Dame wrapped up a chance to play for its first nation...

College Football Post-Week 12 Award Watch

Big Ten Just as the Heisman race is becoming more cloudy, the field for other national awards is starting to become more clear. The finalists for the Davey O’Brien, Doak Walker, Biletnikoff, Lombardi, Na...

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, WAC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies, Tulane Green Wave

Battle 4 Atlantis preview: Louisville, Duke lead loaded field

Big Ten This much is certain: The team returning to the mainland as the Battle 4 Atlantis champion will have earned it. The best early season tournament includes eight teams that reached the postseas...

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Missouri Valley, Pac-12, SEC, Duke Blue Devils, Louisville Cardinals, Memphis Tigers, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Missouri Tigers, Northern Iowa Panthers, Stanford Cardinal, VCU Rams

College Football Week 13 Upset Predictions

Big Ten The 2012 college football season has officially entered the home stretch. With bowl games officially around the corner, there's not much time for teams to get eligible or make up ground in a confer...

26 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, MAC, Duke Blue Devils, Kent State Golden Flashes, Miami Hurricanes, Ohio Bobcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Wisconsin Badgers

Big Ten Week 13 Preview and Predictions

Big Ten Wisconsin is in and waiting for either Nebraska or Michigan in the Big Ten Championship game. Senior day will take place all across the Midwest, including what should be a very emotional day in Hap...

26 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, 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

2012 Heisman Trophy Contenders: Post-Week 12

26 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Independents, MAC, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Kansas State Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans

Rutgers Joins Big Ten; What's Next for the Big East?

Big Ten College football has been on a wave of non-stop realignment over the last two years, and the dominoes continued to fall with the Big Ten’s addition of Rutgers. Maryland was announced as the Big T...

26 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Big Ten, Boise State Broncos, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, South Florida Bulls, Temple Owls

The Top 25 Rivalries in College Football

Big Ten Pep bands, cheerleaders, tailgating, student sections, cornhole and especially rivalries. All of which makes college football the greatest sport on the planet. The Athlon Sports editorial staff put...

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post-Week 12 Rankings

Big Ten Week 12 of the 2012 college football season is in the books and plenty of coaches saw the temperature on their seat increase by a few degrees. And it was a busy week in the coaching carou...

26 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, Auburn Tigers, Boston College Eagles, California Golden Bears, Connecticut Huskies, NC State Wolfpack, Tennessee Volunteers

10 College Rivalries Killed by Conference Realignment

Big Ten Texas alumni are holding their traditional Hex Rally this week, but it probably won’t be as fun. In College Station, the Aggies are holding Midnight Yell Practice in anticipation of their Thanksg...

Big Ten Expansion and Why Maryland Terrapins makes sense

Big Ten College football expansion has taken over the hearts and minds of college football junkies everywhere. The sky is falling, rivalries are dead and the future of college football is in great...

26 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Maryland Terrapins, Rutgers Scarlet Knights

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