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College Football Power Rankings: Big Ten
Illinois Fighting Illini By Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on Twitter) Post-Week 9 Big Ten Power Rankings Check out all of our college football rankings. 1. Nebraska (7-1, 3-1) – The recipe for success ...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, 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: 10 Key Games in Week 9
Illinois Fighting Illini By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here are previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend. Stanford (-8) at USC Stanford owns the nation’s longest active winni...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Baylor Bears, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Illinois Fighting Illini, Kansas State Wildcats, Michigan State Spartans, Nebraska Cornhuskers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Penn State Nittany Lions, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinal, Tennessee Volunteers, USC Trojans. Oklahoma Sooners, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Wisconsin Badgers, college football predictions

Ron Zook Not Getting Job Done at Illinois
Illinois Fighting Illini -by CoachesByTheNumbers.com We don't believe Ron Zook is Irish, but we do believe he was born with the luck of an Irishman. Ron Zook is currently making over $1.5 million per year as the Head C...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Illinois Fighting Illini, Coaches Hot Seat

College Football Power Rankings: Big Ten
Illinois Fighting Illini By Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on Twitter) Post-Week 8 Big Ten Power Rankings Check out all of our college football rankings. 1. Nebraska (6-1, 2-1) – Almost by default, and ...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, 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

Big Ten Second-Half Predictions and Midseason Review
Illinois Fighting Illini By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) At the midpoint of the 2011 season, it's time to take a look at the first half and predict how the second half will turn out in the Big Ten. ...
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 Power Rankings: Big Ten
Illinois Fighting Illini By Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on Twitter) Post-Week 7 Big Ten Power Rankings Check out all of our college football rankings. 1. Wisconsin (6-0, 2-0) –  Paul Chryst certainly...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, 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

Big Ten's Best Games of the Second Half
Illinois Fighting Illini -by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter) The the midway point of the 2011 college football in the rearview mirror, so Athlon Sports takes a look at the top must-see games left on the Big Ten ...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 7
Illinois Fighting Illini By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here are previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend. Michigan (+1.5) at Michigan State Michigan State is in the midst of...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Arizona State Sun Devils, Auburn Tigers, Baylor Bears, Florida Gators, Illinois Fighting Illini, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, college football predictions

College Football Power Rankings: Big Ten
Illinois Fighting Illini By Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on Twitter) Post-Week 6 Big Ten Power Rankings Check out all of our college football rankings. 1. Wisconsin (5-0, 1-0) –  The Badgers were on b...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, 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

Ohio State: How Bad Will This Year Get?
Illinois Fighting Illini We all know how bad the offseason was for Ohio State football, but how that drama would affect the Buckeyes on the field was one of September’s most interesting college football storylines. It ha...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Braxton Miller, Dan Herron, DeVier Posey, Mike Adams, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, Jim Tressel, Luke Fickell, Terrelle Pryor

Clemson, Georgia Tech or Illinois: Who Loses First?
Illinois Fighting Illini There have been several surprise teams through five weeks of the college football season, and three at the top of the list would be unbeaten Clemson, Georgia Tech and Illinois. The Fighting Illini ...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, ACC, Big Ten, Dan Herron, DeVier Posey, Mike Adams, Sammy Watkins, Tajh Boyd, Boston College Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Illinois Fighting Illini, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Dabo Swinney, Paul Johnson, Ron Zook

College Football Power Rankings: Big Ten
Illinois Fighting Illini By Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on Twitter) Post-Week 5 Big Ten Power Rankings Check out all of our college football rankings. 1. Wisconsin (5-0) –  The Badgers officially sta...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, 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

Illinois LB Jonathan Brown Delivers A Low Blow Against Northwestern
Illinois Fighting Illini 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 Power Rankings: Big Ten
Illinois Fighting Illini 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

Special season in store for Illini?
Illinois Fighting Illini 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
Illinois Fighting Illini 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

Can Michigan Win the Big Ten's Legends Division?
Illinois Fighting Illini Michigan fans have to be elated with new coach Brady Hoke after the Wolverines’ stunning finish against Notre Dame. The Big House was rather quiet at the end of three quarters, but then a first-e...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Denard Robinson, Fresno State Bulldogs, Illinois Fighting Illini, Iowa Hawkeyes, Iowa State Cyclones, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Wisconsin Badgers, Brady Hoke

College Football Power Rankings: Big Ten
Illinois Fighting Illini 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

Big Ten Notebook: Week 1
Illinois Fighting Illini 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
Illinois Fighting Illini 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 Big Ten Game Previews and Predictions
Illinois Fighting Illini 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

Big Ten Coaches' Candid Quotes on Conference Rivals
Illinois Fighting Illini Each year we ask college football coaches to tell us what they really think about the other teams in their conference. But we don't want the cliche'd press conference platitudes, so we as...
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, Candid Quotes

Will Ohio State Play in the Inaugural Big Ten Title Game?
Illinois Fighting Illini Debate: Will the Ohio State Buckeyes play in the Inaugural Big Ten Title Game? Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman): No, I do not think Ohio State will play in the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Wisconsin Badgers

Athlon's 2011 Big Ten Predictions
Illinois Fighting Illini Forecasting the 2011 Big Ten race is no easy task, given the uncertainty present from the top down. Ohio State enters the fall with much to prove, despite claiming back-to-back BCS bowl wins and wi...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan 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, Big Ten Rankings

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