Eight B1G teams selected to NCAA XC Championships

By BTN.com staff - 2 years ago

Big Ten Cross Country will be well-represented at the NCAA Championships, with four men’s teams, four women’s teams and nine individual runners selected to the field for the national meet. The championships are set for Saturday, Nov. 17, in Louisville, Ky.

U.S. Marines Corps: Leaders of Week 11

By Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor - 2 years ago

Roundtree Receives A 53 Yard Pass

Every Saturday night during the college football season, BTN.com web editor Brent Yarina hands out his weekly Big Ten Game Balls. The series is called “U.S. Marines Corps: Leaders of the Week,” and it’s designed to spotlight the Big Ten’s top individual performances. Who took home the honors from Week 11? Find out in this post.

Find out more about: Big Ten Game Balls, Devin Gardner, Donnell Kirkwood, James White, Marines, Montee Ball, Taylor Martinez

Snap Reactions: Huskers have steely nerve

By Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer - 2 years ago

A Turner Touchdown Against Penn State

Every Saturday, BTN.com senior writer Tom Dienhart offers his thoughts on every Big Ten game. Get Dienhart’s Snap Reactions to Nebraska’s comeback victory over Penn State and Minnesota’s bowl-clinching win at Illinois in this post.

Find out more about: Minnesota at Illinois, Penn State at Nebraska, Snap Reactions

Nebraska rallies, again, takes down Penn State

By BTN.com staff - 2 years ago

Penn State at Nebraska - Football Highlights

Taylor Martinez threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jamal Turner for Nebraska’s first lead, and the No. 18 Cornhuskers overcame a double-digit, second-half deficit for the fourth time this season in a 32-23 victory over Penn State on Saturday.

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Dienhart: Badgers dash Hoosiers dreams in rout

By Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer - 2 years ago

All of Wisconsin's Rushing Touchdowns vs. Indiana

That “pop” you just heard was Indiana’s Rose Bowl dreams. Oh, it was a LONG shot. We all knew it. But it was fun while it lasted, as the Hoosiers came into today controlling their own destiny in a Leaders Division title chase that would land them in the Big Ten title game with a chance to advance to Pasadena. That caused America—or at least the Midwest—to rub its eyes in disbelief.

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Kirkwood, Gophers top Illini, get bowl eligible

By BTN.com staff - 2 years ago

Minnesota at Illinois - Football Highlights

It wasn’t pretty, but Minnesota was good enough in a 17-3 win over Illinois on Saturday. In a battle of sluggish offenses, Minnesota running back Donnell Kirkwood did most of the work, rushing for 152 yards and two touchdowns. Kirkwood’s 3-yard run in the third quarter broke a 3-3 tie. He scored on a 12-yard run late in the fourth quarter to clinch the victory, giving his team its fourth straight win at Illinois.

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3rd quarter recap: Penn State 23, Nebraska 20

By BTN.com staff - 2 years ago

Cross Rushes 2 for a Touchdown

Nebraska’s Imani Cross ran for two touchdowns in the third quarter, but the Cornhuskers still trail Penn State, 23-20, entering the fourth quarter. Late deficits are nothing new to Nebraska, though, as it has rallied for a win in the final 15 minutes an FBS record three times in Big Ten play.