ESPN College Football

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg

Home today, Purdue tomorrow. The beat goes on. 

• Michigan State's scrimmage stats seemed to favor Keith Nichol in the QB race, but the coaches don't read into it too much, Shannon Shelton writes in the Detroit Free Press.
  
• Jason Forcier won't be joining his little bro Tate at Michigan this fall, but he'll still be around to help out, Mark Snyder writes in the Detroit Free Press. Wolverines quarterback Nick Sheridan has been written off before and uses it to fuel him, annarbor.com's Michael Rothstein writes.
  
• Sophomore defensive end Jack Crawford is among the Penn State players generating preseason buzz, Dustin Hockensmith writes in The (Harrisburg) Patriot-News. Linebacker Sean Lee is back for the Nittany Lions, but where he plays remains a mystery, Ben Brigandi writes in The Altoona Mirror. 
  
• Minnesota coach Tim Brewster is in no rush to name his starting running back, Marcus Fuller writes in the (St. Paul) Pioneer Press.
  
• Iowa and Illinois will be sleeper teams in the Big Ten this fall, SI.com's Stewart Mandel writes.
  
• Defensive tackle is a question mark for the Hawkeyes, and starting end Christian Ballard has been getting some work inside, Marc Morehouse writes in The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette.
  
• Good news for Wisconsin, as left tackle Gabe Carimi wasn't on crutches as he watched practice Wednesday morning, Jeff Potrykus writes in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
• Purdue linebacker Jason Werner is taking no chances this year with his recurring back issues, Mike Carmin writes in The (Lafayette) Journal and Courier. 
• Indiana needs help at defensive tackle, so true freshman Adam Replogle will play right away, Hugh Kellenberger writes in The (Bloomington) Herald-Times. Florida transfer Jerimy Finch is still struggling to get major playing time with the Hoosiers, Terry Hutchens writes in The Indianapolis Star.