Hackenberg works his way into this week's Big Ten Player Rankings
The college football season is coming down the stretch, and the Big Ten MVP argument is heating up.
Breaking down Big Ten contenders' path to Indianapolis
We’ve reached the final month of the regular season, meaning it’s time to start considering the path to Indianapolis, home of the Big Ten title game. [ MORE: Week 10 previews | Week 10 scoreboard | Polls: Pick your Week 10 winners | Big Ten standings | Big Ten stats | Latest polls | Power Rankings | Bowl Projections | Mailbag | Q&A: Jake Butt | View your team’s homepage ] With only four weeks left, Iowa, Michigan State and Ohio State are the only teams that control their destiny. The Big Ten West, as it stands, is Iowa’s to
College Football Playoff announces future title game sites
One day after releasing the initial College Football Playoff rankings, the CFP announced future title game locations Wednesday afternoon. [ MORE: 5 Big Ten teams make first CFP rankings ] The winners: Atlanta (2018), Santa Clara, California (2019) and New Orleans (2020). The CFP previously announced title game sites for this season (Glendale, Arizona) and next season (Tampa, Florida). Big Ten cities Detroit and Minneapolis were in the running for the 2018-20 games, but did not end up receiving a bid, for one reason or another. Here’s what Bill Hancock had to say about the Big Ten cities: Will the
Week 10 Big Ten previews: Penn State at Northwestern tops slate
All 14 teams are in action. But there is only one matchup this week featuring teams that both have winning records: Penn State (7-2) at Northwestern (6-2). Let’s take a look at all seven Week 10 games.
Volleyball Report: Making sense of the Big Ten title race
November in Big Ten volleyball means the title race has taken shape and the NCAA tournament push is well underway. Contenders have emerged and the early season surprises have faded into memory as the 10-week conference season pushes onward.
BTN to televise Big Ten women's soccer tourney semis, final
BTN/BTN2Go will air the 2015 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament semifinals and final this weekend in University Park, Pennsylvania. No. 3 Rutgers will play No. 7 Ohio State at 3:30 p.m. ET Friday in the first semifinal (watch on BTN2Go), followed by No. 1 Penn State and No. 5 Michigan at 6 (watch on BTN2Go). The Buckeyes upset No. 2 Wisconsin, 2-1, to advance to the semis vs. the Scarlet Knights, who took down No. 6 Minnesota, 4-1, while the Wolverines edged No. 4 Northwestern, 1-0, to take on the top-seeded Nittany Lions, who ousted No. 8 Illinois, 3-1. The
Valentine, Trimble lead ESPN's top 100 college hoops players
The 2015-16 Big Ten basketball season is set to tip off next week. In anticipation of the season, ESPN put together a list of the top 100 players. [ MORE: BTN Plus (subscription) airs 11 exhibition games this week ] A total of 26 ESPN college basketball writers, editors and analysts ranked players based on expected performance for the 2015-2016 season. Players were rated on both quality and quantity of contributions to their team’s ability to win games. There are 16 Big Ten players featured on the list, highlighted by Michigan State senior Denzel Valentine, who is listed at No.
Audio: Listen to your Big Ten coach’s Week 10 teleconference
Each Tuesday morning during the Big Ten football season, the 14 Big Ten football coaches hold a Big Ten teleconference with reporters from around the country. We post the audio for each segment of the call here.
Video: 'B1G Football & Beyond' shares top 10 plays of October
Believe it or not, we have reached the final month of the 2015 college football regular season. [ MORE: Week 10 scoreboard | Big Ten standings | Big Ten stats | Latest polls | Power Rankings | Bowl Projections | Mailbag | Q&A: Jake Butt | View your team’s homepage ] With the calendar flipping to November, “B1G Football & Beyond” shared its top 10 plays of October at the end of Tuesday morning’s show. To very little surprise, the countdown includes a bunch of can’t-miss plays. The No. 1 play? We think you have a good idea about that.
Jon Crispin: A coaching staff's mindset for exhibition games
Exhibition Week is an exciting time for the basketball enthusiast around the country. While it is simply the week before the start of the official season, it is the first time you get to see your favorite team in action against someone other than themselves. [ MORE: BTN Plus (subscription) airs 11 exhibition games this week ] To a lot of fans, exhibition games are viewed as the equivalent of The Globetrotters playing the Washington Generals. To most, it should be a game of dunks, high shooting percentages and kid-friendly entertainment. As someone who played in and actually lost one
