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Jerry Palm lists Ohio State in inaugural playoff

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

It’s mid-May, so why not consider some ridiculously super-early bowl projections? That’s what CBSSports.com and BTN contributor Jerry Palm decided to do. Palm released his bowl projections Friday, and he has Ohio State in the inaugural College Football Playoff, playing reigning national champ Florida State. In all, Palm forecasts seven Big Ten bowl teams. See his projections in this post. [ MORE: Ohio State releases renderings of new locker room ] Rose (national semifinal): Ohio State vs. Florida State Fiesta: Wisconsin vs. Oregon TaxSlayer: Iowa vs. Ole Miss Outback: Michigan vs. Georgia Capital One: Michigan State vs. LSU Holiday: Nebraska

Ryan Shazier

What number will Big Ten NFL rookies wear?

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

Thirty Big Ten players were selected in the 2014 NFL Draft, including a quartet in the first round, headlined by Michigan’s Taylor Lewan. The players have visited their new teams and picked out their new numbers. See which number the Big Ten NFL rookies will wear this season in this post. [ MORE: View all of our 2014 NFL Draft coverage ] Taylor Lewan (Michigan), Tennessee – 77 Ryan Shazier (Ohio State), Pittsburgh – 50 Darqueze Dennard (Michigan State), Cincinnati – 21 Bradley Roby (Ohio State), Denver – 29 Ra’Shede Hageman (Minnesota), Atlanta – 77 Cody Latimer (Indiana), Denver –

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ESPN: Big Ten approves 8-member officiating crews

By BTN.com staff, 2 years ago

According to ESPN.com, the Big Ten has agreed to increase its football officiating crews from seven officials to eight for all home games starting this fall. The added official, the center judge, will line up in the offensive backfield opposite the head referee. The Big 12 used eight officials last season and will do so again in 2014. Recently, the SEC and ACC have announced they will add an eighth official this fall. The last time the Big Ten increased its number of officials — six to seven —  was in 1983. “We’re looking for improved officiating — that’s the

Brett Davis-US PRESSWIRE

Dienhart: Morgan Burke's right, it's time for stipends

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

Earlier this week, at the annual Big Ten spring meetings, Purdue AD Morgan Burke had some interesting—and refreshing–comments on the subject of the cost of attendance and player stipends. “It’s fundamentally the right thing to do,” Burke told reporters during the meetings at Big Ten headquarters in Rosemont, Ill. “It’s got to be done for men and women, it’s got to be done for Olympic sports and non-revenue sports. It’s the right thing to do. “The reality is, this is fundamentally fair. And so we’d better find the money. We find the money for lots of other things, we’d better

Tom Crean

NCAA APR scores: Big Ten teams continue to shine

By BTN.com staff, 2 years ago

The NCAA released Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores Wednesday, and all Big Ten teams avoided penalties. Northwestern led the Big Ten in football (991), while Indiana men’s basketball was perfect for the fourth straight year (1,000). The APR, which debuted in 2005, attempts to measure how teams perform in the classroom by using academic eligibility and retention and graduation rates to yield the four-year figure. [ MORE: NCAA.org: Find APR scores for every school in every sport ] Big Ten APR Scores (football; basketball) Illinois: 957; 957 Indiana: 972; 1,000 Iowa: 969; 971 Michigan: 975; 990 Michigan State: 962; 980

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Mel Kiper lists six Big Ten early-impact rookies

By Sean Merriman, BTN.com web editor, 2 years ago

ESPN NFL Draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. recently posted three pieces on potential early-impact rookies. His first piece focused on rookies drafted in the first round, the second on rounds 2 and 3, and the third on those drafted in rounds 4-7. There were a total of six Big Ten players listed in the three articles. Here is a look at those six Big Ten prospects and what Kiper Jr. had to say about each of them. [ MORE: Replacements for every Big Ten draft pick | Which player landed in best situation? ] No. 57: Ohio State RB Carlos

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Replacements for every Big Ten NFL draft pick

By Sean Merriman, BTN.com web editor, 2 years ago

The 2014 NFL Draft is officially in the books, which means it’s time to look ahead to who will replace the Big Ten’s freshly minted pros this fall. Thirty players were drafted, including four first-rounders, so there are plenty of big shoes to fill. Let’s check out the potential replacements for every Big Ten player selected in the draft. [ MORE: Relive all of our 2014 NFL Draft coverage ] 1. Michigan OT Erik Magnuson (Taylor Lewan) Magnuson started seven games at guard for the Wolverines last season, but is expected to take over for Taylor Lewan as Michigan’s starting

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Rutgers dismisses Philip Nelson after arrest for assault

By BTN.com staff, 2 years ago

Rutgers announced Tuesday morning that Philip Nelson, the former Minnesota quarterback, has been dismissed from the program following his arrest on assault charges. Read the official Rutgers release in this post. [ MORE: AP: Nelson dismissed from Rutgers football program ] Here is the team’s short release: Rutgers head football coach Kyle Flood announced Tuesday that quarterback Philip Nelson (Mankato, Minn.) has been dismissed from the program. “The Rutgers football family’s thoughts and prayers are with Isaac Kolstad and his family,” Flood said. Nelson spent two seasons at Minnesota before transferring to Rutgers this offseason. Last year, in 11 games,

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Big Ten releases 2014 homecoming kickoff times

By BTN.com staff, 2 years ago

The Big Ten office announced 2014 football homecoming kickoff times Tuesday morning. See all the Big Ten teams’ homecoming opponents, kickoff times and dates in this post. HOMECOMING KICKOFFS Illinois: vs. Minnesota, noon ET, Oct. 25 Indiana: vs. Michigan State, 3:30 ET, Oct. 18 Iowa: vs. Indiana, noon ET, Oct. 11 Maryland: vs. Iowa, noon ET, Oct. 18 Michigan: vs. Indiana, 3:30 ET Nov. 1 Michigan State: vs. Wyoming, noon ET, Sept. 27 Minnesota: vs. Purdue, noon ET, Oct. 18 Nebraska: vs. Illinois, 9 p.m. ET (BTN), Sept. 27 Northwestern: vs. Nebraska, 7:30 p.m. ET (BTN), Oct. 18 Ohio State:

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BTN LiveBIG: Big Ten alumni give back to Chicago kids

By Tab Bamford, 2 years ago

A sea of students proudly displaying the colors of 14 universities spent a gorgeous spring day playing with mentors and learning about the Big Ten community in Chicago. On Saturday, May 10, approximately 400 students from 14 schools took part in the annual Chicago Youth Sports Alliance (YSA) Field Day, with more than 200 alumni representing each current Big Ten university spending their Saturday playing with the students; volunteers from other universities represented Rutgers and Maryland this year. Each university’s alumni had t-shirts in their school colors, and were aligned with a group of students who also received t-shirts representing