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Earlier, BTN.com senior writer Tom Dienhart looked at the overall recruiting appeal of the football programs in the Big Ten East. Now, it's time for him to take a look at the programs in the Big Ten West.
With Signing Day on Wednesday, players are in the midst of making their college choices. A lot of things go into a kid’s decision on where to go to college. Academics, coaching, facilities and tradition are just a few of the factors.
National Football Signing Day is Wednedday, Feb. 1 and BTN will have full coverage throughout the day. We took a quick look at the top needs for each of the 14 Big Ten football programs.
National Signing Day for football is Wed., Feb. 1 and once again Allen Trieu of Scout.com will be part of our eight hours of live TV coverage. Ahead of that day, BTN's Tom Dienhart talked with Trieu about the overall Big Ten signing day outlook.
The NCAA is considering an early signing period, and it’s about time one is implemented, writes BTN.com's Tom Dienhart.
Let’s turn the clock back one year and look at the Big Ten recruiting rankings for from 247Sports. Whose fortunes rose? Whose fell? Eight of the 14 teams rose in the ranking by 247Sports from 2015 to 2016. The team that made the biggest jump was Michigan, which went from No. 48 to No. 5, a rise of 43 places. Having over a year to woo this class was a boon for Jim Harbaugh. Will he one day land the nation’s No. 1 class? He may. The next biggest jump was made by Minnesota, which made a jump of 15
Rapper Lil Wayne filmed a 20-second video of himself congratulating Michigan on its outstanding 2016 class.
BTN.com's Tom Dienhart caught up with 247Sports national writer Kevin Ryan to really dig into 2016 Big Ten recruiting. Best class? Overrated class? Underrated class? And what does he think of Jim Harbaugh's tactics? That and more are covered in this Q&A.
Michigan and Jim Harbaugh stole the show on Signing Day 2016 with their big "Signing of the Stars" gala. Ohio State flexed its recruiting muscle once again. Penn State got much-needed help on the offensive line and Mark Dantonio just put the finishing touches on his best signing class since 2007. We round up Thursday's Big Ten headlines.
The dust has settled on Signing Day. Here are my eight observations from the big day! Jim Harbaugh makes news just getting out of bed—or it seems that way. There has been tree climbing, Tweeting at rappers, sleepovers, satellite camps. Now, this: The “Signing of the Stars” spectacular which was a pep rally on steroids trumpting the arrival of the 2016 class. There was Derek Jeter, Tom Brady and John Harbaugh pumping up the event that has set a new standard in over-the-top hype in a recruiting system that already is overloaded on hype. How will Harbaugh top this next
