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Ranking the Big Ten's Running Backs for 2013

Illinois Fighting Illini The Big Ten doesn’t have the deepest set of running backs in the nation, but the 2013 group still boasts plenty of talented options. Northwestern’s Venric Mark shined in his first full year...

3 weeks ago by Steven Lassan 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

College Football's Top 10 Quarterbacks on the Hot Seat for 2013

Illinois Fighting Illini Most college football fans associate the word “hot seat” with coaching changes. While that term mostly applies to the men on the sideline, it can also factor into the discussion of quarterbacks...

5 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Illinois Fighting Illini, Kansas Jayhawks, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Missouri Tigers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Texas Longhorns, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

Ranking the Big Ten's College Football Coaches for 2013

Illinois Fighting Illini Considering how important coaches are to teams or even making preseason predictions, Athlon is taking a look at how each conference stacks up with its head coach rankings for 2013. Ranking...

6 weeks ago by Steven Lassan 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

Big Ten Football 2013 Schedule Analysis

Illinois Fighting Illini The start of the 2013 college football season is still months away, but it’s never too early to start thinking about preseason predictions and some of the top games to watch in each conference. ...

7 weeks ago by Steven Lassan 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

2013 NCAA Tournament: March Madness Schedule for Sunday

Illinois Fighting Illini The NCAA Tournament has moved into the weekend where tickets to the Sweet 16 will be punched. Now that we’re into the Sunday's slate of games, hopefully you don't have to sneak away from work to ...

8 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Miami Hurricanes, Creighton Bluejays, Duke Blue Devils, Florida Gators, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Minnesota Gophers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State Buckeyes, Ole Miss Rebels, San Diego State Aztecs, Temple Owls, 2013 March Madness

5 Players to Watch in Big Ten Spring Practice

Illinois Fighting Illini With spring practice underway across college football, most of interest will focus on quarterback battles or incoming freshmen that enrolled early to get a jumpstart on making an impact for 20...

8 weeks ago by Steven Lassan 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

Daily March Madness Tracker: Statements for Illinois and Syracuse

Illinois Fighting Illini Caution employers: Work productivity may be down Thursday and Friday this week and next. The wild ride continues as college basketball conference tournaments enter their most dramatic phase. F...

9 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, WAC, Baylor Bears, Cal Bears, Illinois Fighting Illini, Iowa State Cowboys, Oklahoma Sooners, Syracuse Orange, 2013 March Madness

2013 Big Ten Conference Tournament Preview

Illinois Fighting Illini March Madness is just getting started as the college basketball season shifts to the conference tournaments. Titles will be won, NCAA Tournament spots will be clinched or lost all over the country....

9 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, News, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan State Spartans, Minnesota Gophers, 2013 March Madness

Big Ten Football 2013 Spring Preview and Storylines

Illinois Fighting Illini With two of its best teams ineligible for a bowl game, 2012 was mostly a year to forget for the Big Ten. Despite having nothing to play for, Ohio State ran the table and finished with a perfect 12-...

10 weeks ago by Steven Lassan 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, 2013 college football spring previews

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat for 2013

Illinois Fighting Illini The start of spring practice for all 125 college football teams is a chance to start fresh and forget the bad results that came along with 2012. For a handful of coaches, spring practice is also th...

Ranking the Big Ten's College Football Coaching Jobs for 2013

Illinois Fighting Illini We have ranked every college football program in the country, based on the attractiveness of the position from a coaching perspective. We considered many factors — tradition, facilities, location...

11 weeks ago by Athlon Sports 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

Ranking the Big Ten's Expansion Wish List

Illinois Fighting Illini Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany is many things, but dumb isn’t one of them. His conference snaked football blue blood and powerhouse Nebraska from the Big 12 to grow the conference in 2011. H...

Ranking the College Football-Basketball Coach Tandems in the Big Ten

Illinois Fighting Illini With college football’s spring practice and basketball’s postseason around the corner, Athlon Sports decided this would be a good time to evaluate each school’s coaching tandem. In this ...

13 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, College Basketball, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Maryland Terrapins, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Gophers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football Recruiting: Big Ten Team Consensus Rankings for 2013

Illinois Fighting Illini Recruiting in college football is downright nasty. It is a cutthroat, cannibalistic big business that is microscopically analyzed by fans, administrators and media members alike. The Big Ten's recr...

13 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, AC100, Recruiting

NCAA Tournament Report Card: Illinois, in or out?

Illinois Fighting Illini Throughout the final months of the college basketball season, Athlon Sports will take a quick snapshot of key movers in the potential NCAA field. Who's moving up? Who's moving down? Who's on the bu...

14 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini

Recruiting: Ranking the Big Ten's Best Football Rosters

Illinois Fighting Illini Preseason prognosticators like Athlon Sports — the most accurate college football preview magazine on newsstands — use many things to predict what the coming football season will look like. Ret...

15 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, AC100, Recruiting

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Quarterbacks

Illinois Fighting Illini National Signing Day 2013 is right around the corner and Athlon Sports is releasing its position-by-position rankings for the Class of 2013 based on the Athlon Consensus 100. Who is left on th...

College Basketball Bracket Update: Jan. 23

Illinois Fighting Illini As the college basketball season nears the end of the first month of the new year, the standings still reveal a handful of surprises. Instead of Arizona and UCLA, Oregon is atop the Pac-12. Ol...

16 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac-12, Arizona Wildcats, Illinois Fighting Illini, Miami Hurricanes, San Diego State Aztecs, Syracuse Orange, UCLA Bruins

Early Big Ten Football Predictions for 2013

Illinois Fighting Illini The Big Ten had a year to forget in 2012. Two of the conference’s best teams (Ohio State and Penn State) were ineligible to compete for the postseason, while Michigan State underachieved and fini...

17 weeks ago by Steven Lassan 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

College Basketball Midseason Report: Surprises and disappointments

Illinois Fighting Illini The college basketball season is rolling along as we’ve reached the halfway point to the Final Four. If this week’s debate for the No. 1 team is any indication, the competition for the nat...

17 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, News, Big Ten, Colonial Athletic Association, Mountain West, SEC, Boise State Broncos, Butler Bulldogs, Duke Blue Devils, Illinois Fighting Illini, Kentucky Wildcats, Minnesota Gophers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Syracuse Orange, Texas Longhorns, Wyoming Cowboys

8 Amazing College Basketball Stats of the Week: Jan. 7-13

Illinois Fighting Illini With 347 Division I teams, following college basketball can be overwhelming. Let Athlon Sports start your college hoops week each Monday with a look at some of the most intriguing, most important a...

18 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC, Duke Blue Devils, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns

7 Amazing College Basketball Stats of the Week: Jan. 1-6

19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Arizona Wildcats, Duke Blue Devils, Georgetown Hoyas, Illinois Fighting Illini, Missouri Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes

College Basketball Game Preview: Ohio State-Illinois

Illinois Fighting Illini Ohio State coach Thad Matta John Groce can win a tournament game or two. The Illinois coach proved that in the Maui Invitational this season and in tw...

19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Ohio State Buckeyes

5 Amazing College Basketball Stats of the Week: Dec. 17-23

21 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Basketball, Illinois Fighting Illini, Michigan State Spartans, Missouri Tigers, Syracuse Orange, Temple Owls, Texas Longhorns, UCLA Bruins

Top 5 Individual Performances in College Basketball in 2012

Illinois Fighting Illini Kentucky's Anthony Davis Kentucky was the nation’s best team for 2012 (at least through April). Anthony Davis was the nation’s best player. And gr...

21 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC, Duke Blue Devils, Illinois Fighting Illini, Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky Wildcats, Michigan State Spartans, Missouri Tigers

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