Drew Brees is one of the most popular NFL quarterbacks of this generation. But Brees first made a name for himself during his record-setting college career at Purdue. On Saturday at 4 p.m. ET, ?Big Ten Elite? profiles the 2000 Purdue football team. In this documentary program, we look back at all the unforgettable moments […]
Darien Moran is a big-time Wisconsin football fan. He's also a 14-year-old battling Histiocytosis, a rare autoimmune disease that causes tumors throughout his body. Moran got involved with Make-A-Wish, and his wish was to have his bedroom turned into a Wisconsin fan's palace. The place is awesome. Even better: The Badgers did the makeover themselves. […]
Here comes Darien Moran with his red Wisconsin ?W? hat flipped backward over his closely cropped hair. Typical 14-year-old, bounding with energy at the start of a new day. Anything seems possible to a teen, even something as big as overcoming a rare disease. And that's good because that's exactly what Darien is doing. But […]
When it comes to Big Ten pitchers, it doesn't get much better than Minnesota's Tom Windle. A first-team All-Big Ten honoree, the southpaw led the Big Ten in strikeouts and twirled the conference's lone solo no-hitter. What makes Windle so tough to hit? "I'm confident that I can get every batter out," he told BTN. […]
Nebraska is on pace to never miss the Big Ten baseball tournament. OK, to be fair, it's a modest 2-for-2 when it comes to making the conference's annual six-team, double elimination tourney. Nonetheless, it's an impressive feat, especially when one considers all the factors a team faces when it changes conferences. All-Big Ten honoree Michael […]
It's always a good thing when a pitcher and catcher are on the same page. Nebraska's main battery, it seems, was born to think along the same wavelength. After all, Tatum and Taylor Edwards are twins. The former is the pitcher, the latter the catcher, and they almost always know what pitch the other wants […]