Wiscosnin senior Montee Ball was named the best running back in college football Thursday when he was presented with the Doak Walker Award during The Home Depot College Football Awards at Walt Disney World. He also was named to the Walter Camp All-America team for the second-consecutive season. Ball finished ahead of Kenjon Barner of […]
The finalists for the 2012 Heisman Trophy were announced Monday night, and there are a couple surprises: 1. The list includes only three players; and 2. neither Braxton Miller nor Montee Ball received an invite. No. 1 is the real shocker, however, considering there have been five finalists two of the past three years. The […]
It's time for my final regular season Big Ten Player Rankings. This week, Le'Veon Bell and Jordan Hill reenter the list following jaw-dropping individual performances. See all the latest changes in this post. Remember, this feature ranks the Big Ten's top six offensive and defensive players. So, consider offense the Legends Division and the defense […]
On Wednesday night's "The Journey: Big Ten Football," BTN sat down with Wisconsin running back Montee Ball to talk to him about the bittersweet night that left him thinking about a move to linebacker. It was the 2010 Ohio State game, the one in which the Badgers took down the nation's No. 1 team, but […]
You'll want to see how "The Journey 2012" covers Montee Ball's historical TD last Saturday on tonight's episode of the show at 7:30 p.m. ET. Ahead of the show we've posted two highlight reels, one from Ohio State vs. Wiscosnin and the other from Iowa vs. Michigan. As part of our ongoing coverage of the various Senior […]
With Kansas State and Oregon losing in a wild Saturday night, the Heisman race seemingly has opened up. Some straw polls have Texas A&M?s Johnny Manziel on top in the Heisman hunt. Notre Dame?s Manti Te?o, Kansas State?s Collin Klein and USC?s Marqise Lee also remain viable. The Big Ten?s biggest beneficiary to the upsets […]