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Big Ten Network Cuts Academic Programming
In news that isn’t exactly surprising, the Big Ten has announced it will reduce the number of hours dedicated to academic programming on the Big Ten Network. Apparently ratings were low for the shows focused on academics televised on a network branded for sports. Imagine that. The conference had initially expected to show approximately 60 [...]
TweetDeAnthony Arnett Eligible to Play for Spartans in 2012
Michigan State enters 2012 minus its top three wide receivers from 2011 plus the quarterback who was throwing them passes the past three seasons, Kirk Cousins. Michigan State’s trio of receivers combined for 172 catches last season and their departures (along with Cousins) left a huge void for the Spartans to try and fill in [...]
TweetAndre Rison Returning to Michigan State as Student Coach
Former Michigan State great Andre Rison is headed back to East Lansing. Rison has spent the past two years as the head football coach at his high school alma mater, Flint Michigan’s Northwestern High School, but decided it was time to call it quits and head back to school to finish his degree at the [...]
TweetRanking the Best (and Worst) Big Ten Nonconference Schedules
The Big Ten will kickoff the 2012 season with a bang on opening weekend with Michigan facing Alabama and Michigan State playing host to Boise State which should be two of the best out-of league games you’ll find on anyone’s schedule. While they are the usual cupcakes we’ve come to expect in college football, overall [...]
TweetRecruiting: Ohio State Loses Alex Anzalone, Sex Offender To Blame?
High school prospects decommitting from college football programs usually entail a hasty decision, a better offer or a desire to remain close to home. Rarely, if ever, are the actions of a sex offender the result. But for recent Ohio State pledge Alex Anzalone, a linebacker from Pennsylvania, he’s no longer a Buckeye due to [...]
TweetIowa Hawkeyes Send Six More Players to NFL via Draft; 3rd in Nation
The Iowa Hawkeyes have established themselves as one of the premier NFL talent pools in the nation. Over the last three seasons the Hawkeyes have sent 18 players to the NFL via the draft, which puts them in a tie for 3rd most in the nation, and 1st in the Big Ten. Iowa has had [...]
TweetPurdue’s Ricardo Allen Undefeated Since Issuing Twitter Challenge
Ricardo Allen happens to be a pretty good football player. So good in fact that he was named second team All-Big Ten after just his sophomore season at Purdue. He finished fourth on the team in tackles with 81 and also came up with three interceptions in 2011. He also happens to be pretty good [...]
TweetNorthwestern’s Dizzy Bat Race
Spring football, the time of the year when players get back to learning the fundamentals and teams work on tweaking schemes while preparing for the upcoming season. I’m sure from a player’s point of view, the spring season can get a little monotonous. After all, there’s no real game to look forward, too. Just 15 [...]
TweetBig Ten Announces 14 Prime Time Games
The Big Ten announced today 14 games that will be broadcast in prime time. Six of those games will be broadcast on a combination of ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2. The remaining eight games will all be seen on the Big Ten Network. Here’s the complete list of games that were announced this morning. Date Game Time (ET) [...]
TweetIowa to Wear Throwback Uniforms Against Iowa State
If you’re flipping through the channels on September 8th looking to watch Iowa’s annual Cy-Hawk showdown with Iowa State, you may have to slow down for a second as it’s likely you won’t recognize one of the teams on the field. That’s because Iowa announced it was going to wear throwback uniforms against the Cyclones [...]
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