There is a report that Wisconsin is preparing an offer to Greg Gard for the full-time job. Did you see the Ivy League has removed hitting from football practice? And it looks like Michigan has a new position for Big Ten Freshman of the Year Jabril Peppers. Get caught up on Thursday links in today's news digest.
Who is your choice for Big Ten Coach of the Year? Fran McCaffery? Tom Crean? Greg Gard? Lots of good options. I asked several people who cover the league for their choice as the season is about to draw to a close. Chad Leistikow, Des Moines Register: Right now I've got Iowa's Fran McCaffery with […]
What do you do when you beat the No. 2 team in the nation on its home court? Celebrate! That's exactly what the Wisconsin Badgers did following their memorable 70-57 win over No. 2 Maryland on Saturday night at the Xfinity Center. The Badgers' win snapped Maryland's 27-game home winning streak and marked the Terrapins' […]
Why is it that everything about Indiana is about the schedule? How many Big Ten teams do you see reaching the NCAA Tournament? Is Greg Gard doing a good enough job to satisfy Wisconsin A.D. Barry Alvarez? You brought the questions and BTN's Tom Dienhart has his answers.
With 2015 football behind us, we turn our attention to the season premiere of "The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2016," which debuts at 8 p.m. ET Sunday, right after the Purdue-Illinois men's basketball game on BTN. This week, our crew looks at Purdue?s Rapheal Davis' transformation into a premier defensive player while restoring some of […]