Iowa’s Outback Bowl Hopes Hang on Shonn Greene, Defense
December 30, 2008
From the 200-yard, four-touchdown day against Wisconsin, to the stellar performance to beat Penn State, to the hit and run for a touchdown on Purdue safety Frank Duong, to the run that smashed Tavian Banks’ single-season rushing record against Minnesota, it’s been a memorable 2008 season for Shonn Greene.
Greene, who enjoyed his first year back [...]
Big Ten year-end wide receiver/tight end rankings
December 29, 2008
Posted by ESPN.com’s Adam Rittenberg
Only one Big Ten team (Illinois) ranked in the top 25 nationally in pass offense, so this was anything but an explosive year for the league’s wide receivers and tight ends. Subpar quarterback play had a role, as did injuries (Travis Beckum). Here’s a look at the best of an average [...]
Iowa-South Carolina Football: Previewing the Outback Bowl
December 29, 2008
The Outback Bowl is one of the less talked-about January bowls this year, but should be an intriguing matchup. It features two teams who are trying to gain premier status, one that has momentum and one that is fading.
Iowa struggled to a 3-3 record early, but then went on to win five of its last [...]
Will a Big Ten Team Win a Bowl Game This Post-season?
December 27, 2008
The Big Ten conference sent seven of its 11 teams bowling this holiday season, but maybe they should have sent them fishing instead.
It’s Saturday night, Dec. 27, and the Florida State Seminoles have just overwhelmed their opponent, and Big Ten representatives, the Wisconsin Badgers.
Overwhelmed is a good word, but there are others that would certainly [...]
Penn State Football: A Dynasty in the…Midst?
December 26, 2008
There he is. Derrick Williams. One of a group of Penn State star recruits back in the 2005 season that helped lead the Nittany Lions to its first Orange Bowl since the 1985-86 season and its first ever appearance in a BCS match up.
Williams, along with fellow WR walk-on Deon Butler and NFL’s Justin [...]
Big Ten lunch links: Maybin’s rapid rise
December 26, 2008
Posted by ESPN.com’s Adam Rittenberg
Here’s your post-Christmas reading list.
Aaron Maybin wasn’t a starter heading into the season. Now the Penn State star defensive end is contemplating a jump to the NFL, Bernard Fernandez writes in the Philadelphia Daily News.
There’s increasing doubt about Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema, but his boss continues to be in his [...]
Lavender player of week again
December 23, 2008
Jantel Lavender notched her third Big Ten player of the week award this season today after leading Ohio State to wins over Delaware State and Michigan.
Really, the sophomore center has been a legitimate candidate for the award in every week that the Buckeyes have played. That happens when you average a double-double in points and [...]
Iowa Hawkeyes Football Has a Bright Future
December 23, 2008
After Hawkeye fans watched their team go 8-4 in the 2008 season (those four losses by a combined 12 points), they were a little disappointed. But 2009 and 2010 look to be promising years for the Hawkeyes. In two years, those Hawkeye fans could go from disappointed to very, very happy. Read [...]
Is The Big Ten in a Recession?
December 21, 2008
Under the strain of the BCS, the college football fan eco-system has evolved away from a shared hobby and passion into a fragmented and bitter civil war amongst the county’s power football conferences. Intra-conference rival fan bases have seemingly put their difference aside and banded together in this war of attrition, prestige, and public opinion. [...]
College Football Bowl Pick-Off: 2008-2009
December 19, 2008
Here we go…the 2008-2009 college football bowl season is about to begin. Here are my picks for what should be yet again another exciting bowl season.
EagleBank Bowl: Navy vs. Wake Forest
Navy beat Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, has a better record, and will be playing in front of essentially a home crowd in Washington, DC. The [...]