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Big Ten Friday mailblog

Posted on May 18, 2012, in Big Ten, with 0 Comments

Hoping everyone has a great weekend. Ben from Columbus, Ohio, writes: “Hi Adam!” WAIT!!!!!!! You can’t say a word back to me or its an NCAA violation!! Are you kidding me? Sounds like Meyer was between a rock and a.

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WolverineNation links: Top 10 again

Posted on May 18, 2012, in Big Ten, with 0 Comments

Adam Rittenberg Rittenberg joined ESPN.com in 2008 after four years at the Arlington Heights (Ill.) Daily Herald, where he covered sports at Notre Dame, Northwestern, DePaul and several other colleges. He lives in Chicago. Send questions and comments � Brian.

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Technology helps Illinois’ early recruiting

Posted on May 18, 2012, in Big Ten, with 0 Comments

OAK BROOK, Ill. — Five Big Ten head coaches have official Twitter accounts, but none other uses it as consistently as new Illinois boss Tim Beckman. If there aren’t a few tweets sent out from Beckman’s account (@coachbeckman) every morning.

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SEC, Big 12 plant their own Rose

Posted on May 18, 2012, in Big Ten, with 0 Comments

The Big Ten and Pac-12 have their Rose Bowl. And now, the SEC and Big 12 are trying to create something just like it. In a wildly interesting development, those two leagues announced today that their champions would meet annually.

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Five Big Ten teams in Schlabach’s top 25

Posted on May 18, 2012, in Big Ten, with 0 Comments

Four Big Ten teams made colleague Mark Schlabach‘s post-spring top 25, led by the Michigan Wolverines. Schlabach ranks LSU No. 1, followed by USC. Michigan’s opening opponent, Alabama, is ranked third. The Wolverines cracked his top 10 at No. 9..

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Big Ten lunchtime links

Posted on May 18, 2012, in Big Ten, with 0 Comments

Adam Rittenberg Rittenberg joined ESPN.com in 2008 after four years at the Arlington Heights (Ill.) Daily Herald, where he covered sports at Notre Dame, Northwestern, DePaul and several other colleges. He lives in Chicago. Send questions and comments � Brian.

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Meyer, Smith admit to secondary violations

Posted on May 18, 2012, in Big Ten, with 0 Comments

Secondary NCAA violations happen with every FBS program on a semi-regular basis, but at Ohio State, after the past year, every error is magnified. The [Cleveland] Plain Dealer recently obtained a list of all Ohio State‘s NCAA violations since May.

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Video: Illinois coach Tim Beckman

Posted on May 18, 2012, in Big Ten, with 0 Comments

Adam Rittenberg Rittenberg joined ESPN.com in 2008 after four years at the Arlington Heights (Ill.) Daily Herald, where he covered sports at Notre Dame, Northwestern, DePaul and several other colleges. He lives in Chicago. Send questions and comments � Brian.

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Big Ten post-spring power rankings

Posted on May 18, 2012, in Big Ten, with 0 Comments

The book is closed on spring football in the Big Ten, but what did the chapters reveal? Although no games are played during the spring, which fuels optimism for all 12 teams, the 15 practices provide clues for the upcoming.

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Big Ten chat recap: May 17

Posted on May 17, 2012, in Big Ten, with 0 Comments

Some Big Ten chats are better than others, and today’s was one of the better ones we’ve had in a while. Kudos to you for participating and asking good questions. Midseason form. Good to see. For those who missed out.

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