Before lighting my sparklers and grilling hot dogs, I thought I?d go through my Big Ten Mailbag. [ MORE: East OL | West OL | East pass-catchers | West pass-catchers | East backfields | West backfields | East DL | West DL | Top 7 QBs | Top 10 WRs ] I tackle questions about […]
Much debate rages about who will be the quarterback at Michigan. Whoever wins the job will be comforted by the fact he?ll throw to two of the Big Ten?s top targets in Jehu Chesson and Amara Darboh. In fact, the former heads my ranking of 2016 Big Ten wide receivers. [ MORE: East OL | […]
What were the most watched Big Ten football games in 2015? Dave Jones of Pennlive.com has them. No shocker that Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State and Nebraska were prominently involved in many of these highly viewed games. The No. 1 most watched? MSU at OSU. Shocked? A close finish between highly ranked teams that produced […]
Ask any coach, and he?ll tell you the most difficult spot to recruit is defensive line. It is very difficult to find players who are big AND quick. Teams that can build good lines typically have a shot to win league titles. Iowa is one of those teams. [ MORE: West offensive lines | West […]
It is difficult to believe that former Northwestern coach Randy Walker has been gone for 10 years. I never will forget the day I heard the news of his passing. It was jolting. The suddenness ? the shock ? the sadness. InsideNU.com looks at Walker?s best NU squad, the 2000 club that won a share […]
The plaudits for the Michigan d-line began in the winter. And they continued in the spring to the point where some feel this front may not just be the best in the Big Ten ? but maybe the best in the nation. [ MORE: East OL | East receiving corps | East backfields | East […]