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College Football Week 12 Recap: Upsets of Kansas State, Oregon shift BCS race

Northwestern Wildcats The best and worst of college football was on display Saturday from thrilling upsets (Stanford over Oregon, Baylor over Kansas State), newfound hope in the national title race (Notre Dame, Alabama ...

Big Ten Week 12 Preview and Predictions

Northwestern Wildcats There is very little left in the Big Ten to be determined. Nebraska shouldn't be tested by either Minnesota or Iowa, so their ticket is all but punched to the title game. Wisconsin already has thei...

27 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

College Football Week 12 Upset Predictions

Northwestern Wildcats 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...

27 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Conference USA, Michigan State Spartans, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Tulsa Golden Hurricane, UCF Knights, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 12

Northwestern Wildcats College football's Week 12 schedule is highlighted by two huge battles in the Pac-12. Stanford visits Oregon in a game that likely will decide the South Division champion, while USC makes the short...

Big Ten Post-Week 11 Power Rankings

Northwestern Wildcats The Wisconsin Badgers have clinched a berth in the Big Ten championship game for the second year in a row. And even though it won't finish with the best record in the Leaders half of the league, UW...

27 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

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 11

Northwestern Wildcats College football’s Week 11 slate is highlighted by a key matchup in the Pac-12 North (Oregon State visits Stanford), an intriguing showdown in the SEC West (Texas A&M travels to Alabama) and ...

Big Ten Week 11 Preview and Predictions

Northwestern Wildcats Week 11 should be a great weekend in the Big Ten. Northwestern heads to Ann Arbor to see if it belongs in the title discussion. Wisconsin visits Indiana in what could be a surprising Leaders Divisi...

28 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

Big Ten 2012-13 College Basketball Preview

Northwestern Wildcats A dozen years have passed since a Big Ten last claimed a national title. Since Michigan State won the 2000 title, four conferences have won at least two national titles. The Big East and SEC have c...

28 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan State Spartan, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, Wisconsin Badgers

Big Ten Post-Week 10 Power Rankings

Northwestern Wildcats Bo Pelini and Nebraska might have turned a corner this weekend. After beating Michigan at home, the Cornhuskers went into East Lansing and snatched a victory from Michigan State to keep control of ...

Big Ten Week 10 Preview and Predictions

Northwestern Wildcats The Little Brown Jug. A battle of bests in East Lansing with a championship on the line. Ohio State's continued pursuit of perfection. And the Indiana Hoosiers are favored at home over Iowa? Yes, t...

29 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

Big Ten Post-Week 9 Power Rankings

Northwestern Wildcats Michigan and Wisconsin entered the weekend as the odd-on favorites to play in the Big Ten title game at season's end. After two huge injuries to both programs' starting quarterbacks, each left Week...

Big Ten Week 9 Preview and Predictions

Northwestern Wildcats The Big Ten championship could be on the line when Michigan visits Nebraska this weekend. Wisconsin has the Leaders Division all but locked up, but will likely be an underdog to their Legends ...

30 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

College Basketball's Worst Coaching Tenures since 1984-85

Northwestern Wildcats Sometimes a coach inherits a bad team or steps into a program where the university simply does not invest in basketball. In some cases, through recruiting, Xs and Os and inspiration, that coach can...

Big Ten Post-Week 8 Power Rankings

Northwestern Wildcats Penn State continues to be a national story with another easy road conference win. Montee Ball's record-setting pace is creeping in on two huge all-time milestones as Wisconsin continues to improve...

Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Northwestern Wildcats Preview and Prediction

Northwestern Wildcats The Big Ten is having a rough 2012 campaign, and the news only got worse with the first release of the BCS standings. The conference failed to have a team inside of the top 25 and only one squad is...

31 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats

Big Ten Week 8 Preview and Predictions

Northwestern Wildcats The round robin in the Legends Division got started with Iowa's win over Michigan State last weekend. Otherwise, none of the top five teams in that division have faced each other yet. That wil...

31 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

College Football Week 8 Upset Predictions

Northwestern Wildcats Week 8 of the college football season features a handful of intriguing top 25 matchups, including South Carolina-Florida and West Virginia-Kansas State. While those games will grab the national hea...

31 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Northwestern Wildcats, Penn State Nittany Lions, Washington Huskies

10 College Basketball Coaches on the Hot Seat in 2012-13

Northwestern Wildcats After a year in which the Pac-12 regular season champion failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, none of the programs in the league made a coaching change. That’s partly a testament to so...

31 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Conference USA, Pac-12, SEC, Arizona State Sun Devils, DePaul Blue Demons, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Northwestern Wildcats, Oklahoma State, Oregon State Beavers, Rice Owls, Stanford Cardinal, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

College Basketball's Top 10 Impact Transfers for 2012-13

Northwestern Wildcats The full list of the top 40 transfers can be found in the Athlon Sports 2012-13 College Basketball annual available in the online store. College baske...

Big Ten 2012 Second-Half Predictions and Midseason Review

Northwestern Wildcats At the midpoint of the 2012 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. First-Half Awards Coach of the Year: Bill O'Brie...

31 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

College Football Award Watch: Post-Week 6

Northwestern Wildcats The Heisman Trophy isn’t the only award worth watching on a weekly basis. The Lombardi, Outland, Davey O’Brien and Biletnikoff races are all worth watching and debating as the season goes along...

32 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Northwestern Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon State Beavers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinal, Texas A&M Aggies, West Virginia Mountaineers

Big Ten Week 7 Preview and Predictions

Northwestern Wildcats Fans knew the Big Ten Leaders Division race could be lacking in excitement this year due to two power programs not being eligible to play for the championship. So Wisconsin at Purdue in Week 7...

32 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

Who is the Best Bowl-Eligible Team in the Big Ten?

Northwestern Wildcats With Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for the postseason, the Big Ten will be missing two of its top teams in bowl games. The conference did not have a team ranked in the USA Today Coaches Poll...

32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions

College Football's One-Year Coaching Tenures: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Northwestern Wildcats After Arkansas’ 24-7 dismantling of Auburn on Saturday, coach John L. Smith has a reason to smile. Sure, it’s been a disappointing season for the coach who will likely spent only one season at ...

Big Ten Post-Week 6 Power Rankings

Northwestern Wildcats There may not be an elite team capable of winning a national championship in the Big Ten this fall, but no one can criticize the league for lacking dramatics. Michigan State survived a thriller. Oh...

32 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

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